Capacitor Tutorial Summary A capacitor consists of two metal plates separated by a dielectric. The dielectric can be made of many insu...
Capacitance in AC Circuit
Capacitance in AC Circuits When capacitors are connected across a direct current DC supply voltage they become charged to the value of ...
Capacitors in Series
Capacitors in Series Capacitors are said to be connected together "in series" when they are effectively "daisy chained&qu...
Capacitors in Parallel
Capacitors in Parallel Capacitors are said to be connected together "in parallel" when both of their terminals are respective...
Capacitor Colour Code
Capacitor Colour Codes Generally, the actual values of Capacitance, Voltage or Tolerance are marked onto the body of the capacitors in ...
Capacitance and Charge
Capacitance and Charge We saw in the previous tutorials that a Capacitor consists of two parallel conductive plates (usually a metal) ...
Capacitor Characteristics
Capacitor Characteristics There are a bewildering array of capacitor characteristics and specifications associated with the humble capa...