Questions tagged [electrolytic-capacitor]
An energy-dense polarized capacitor type, used in low-frequency filtering applications.
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How to Calculate Ripple Current?
How do I calculate the ripple current a capacitor will experience for a given circuit?
For example, let's say I have a smoothing capacitor on the output of a full-wave bridge rectifier (120VAC, 60Hz) ...
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Which manufacturer's logo is this?
I'm trying to identify the manufacturer (and hopefully part number) for these capacitors.
My guess is they're standard aluminium electrolytics, rather than something fancy like alupoly, but I can't ...
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What is this capacitor?
Can anyone confirm what the markings on this capacitor mean?
I think it's a 560 μF capacitor, but I am used to seeing that on the first row of similar devices.
For voltage, I believe it's a 35 V ...
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What is the purpose of these different-value capacitors? [duplicate]
I guess I am trying to figure out why we wouldn't just consolidate these into one single 22.11uF capacitor.
My initial understanding was that each capacitor was better at filtering certain frequencies,...
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Polarity of electrolytic capacitor
Electrolytic capacitors can only be biased by one polarity of the voltage.
I am having a hard time understand how to connect a electrolytic capacitor to a voltage source.
The symbol of a electrolytic ...
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How to calculate the voltage out of capacitor?
In the above image a small part of a large circuit I'm trying to understand.
V1 : 220v @50
D1 : Any diode like 4007
R1 : 270k
R2 : 16k
C1 : 10u to 100u
M1 : Voltmeter
Vout = (Vs*R2) / (R1+R2)
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Electronic components pressure rating [closed]
I have made a custom PCB that measures acceleration. The PCB contains components such as op-amps, SMD resistors, COG capacitors, and tantalum capacitors. The circuit is powered by a saft ls14500 AA ...
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Why conductor having charge(let say 1C) have tremendous potential but same conductor used in capacitor have low voltage?
When we talk about electrolytic capacitors or the supercapacitors (EDLC), then we know that we can store large amount of charges in it.
Since in electrolytic capacitors the aluminum plate acts as ...
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How to rectify and smooth a high frequency sinewave
I'm working on an experiment that generates a high frequency sinewave using an air core transformer.
How can I rectify and smoothen this high frequency sinewave because most of the high current ...
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Why is there electrolyte soaked paper in an electrolytic capacitor?
I know that the soaked paper spacer is there to protect oxide layer but how does it protect it and from whom does it protect it?
Why does the paper spacer need to be soaked in electrolyte and what ...
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Shorted capacitor
The aim of the circuit below is to continuously switch power from one LED to another (D1 & D2).
The issue comes arises when I close the push switch (SW2) and an error message pops up saying that ...
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How robust and stable is this circuit?
I have a small delay circuit to automatically open my building door by pressing the intercom button for a few seconds.
Whenever the intercom button is pressed the switch closes and the cap starts ...
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Are my capacitors working properly or not?
I've bought some capacitors because I needed to generate a current pulse into a coil. The idea was to charge a capacitor separately and then connect it to the coil to have a strong and brief magnetic ...
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I have a height problem (with my switching regulator on a height constrained PCB)
I was planning to use this part (datasheet) (basically MC34063 with thermal shutdown,) but I don´t have enough room above the PCB.
I need to keep the components under 2.2mm.
According to my ...
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How to combine elecrolytic capacitors into one big bipolar one
I want to make capacitor with large capacity which can hold both positive and negative charges. Is it possible to combine elecrolytic capacitors somehow to achieve this?
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