Capacitors 101: Introduction, Parallel, and Series

If you work with electronics, you've seen the double line symbol for a cap before! Capacitors are a key part of every circuit or electronics project - here's what you need to know about what they are, why they're important, and how to use a couple in your circuit to get the value you need.
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[@merseiz]

The jokes at the beginning are probably why I subbed.

[@svor1988]

More electronics! Thanks for being engaging.

[@Trisstunes]

I swear, it's like the internet just knows. I've been slowly learning stuff about electronics (for guitar and video game controllers, mostly), and I was just learning about capacitors. Thank you for breakin it down for me! ^_^

[@AJ-xm4xc]

Very lucid explanation. Thank you.

[@Dogeek]

Should probably note that capacitors are often used in conjonction with resistors, and coils to create oscillating circuits and filters. An RC filter is a low-pass filter, and RL filter is a high-pass filter and a RLC circuit will either oscillate until all of it's intern energy is dissipated in the resistor, or can serve as a band pass filter. Capacitors are also often used to protect a circuit against power surges, because they'll store the excess energy and dissipate that in a resistor. Can't wait for an episode on operationnal amplifiers though.

[@WodanLive]

What camera/mic setup are you using for recording?The picture looks a bit faint and there is a lot of background noise and acoustic noise picked up.

[@OmBotCult]

Yes more electronics information!

[@carml6494]

Cool !

[@MrDoggy54]

Is that how speaker systems are ran when they say in parallel

[@deadboy7337]

The last Time I used a CAPACITOR was to make a *FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER*

[@DaveSteen]

Very informative, I got a charge out of the joke :)

[@abczyx]

More mechanical systems please

[@timithjames266]

Any inductor video or no?

[@AJ-xm4xc]

Question: Can capacitors be affected by environmental conditions such as heat and/or humidity? Thank you.

[@Slovenija_patriot]

Well the temperature does have some effect on capacitance because area of plates changes with temperature. The plates expand when you increase temperature and decrease when you lower the temperature. The heat can also increase resistance of capacitor which makes the charging process slower.

[@reedrancho]

I get a charge out of how you can teach me stuff up to my total capacity 👍😁😁

[@tecnosergio7]

Good video ;)

[@Dumah79]

You are speaking so fast ! You should think your out line fallowers :) A little slow so we can understand :)

[@StigDesign]

So capasitor`s has the oposite math as Resistor`s`:)

[@BeautyandtheBolt]

Yup! Makes it easy to remember haha

[@StigDesign]

Yes it Doe`s :D

[@AaronKimmins]

@@BeautyandtheBolt you forgot the first 1/ though in series. Formula should be 1/(1/c1+1/c2...). If you have a couple 1000mfd caps 1/1000+1/1000=2/1000=1/500mfd. Is a lot different than the correct 500mfd

[@dharmeshsolanki4354]

if you touch the live AC wire your body also act as a capacitor 😨🔥💥🚫

[@ticktock8751]

you can teach about GPS, Then we can find you and give you a gift

[@johnplaid648]

She explains nothing. I still don't know what a capacitor does. And she's not beautiful.

[@NSMQ1998]

She is beautiful😍☺️