I can't even fathom that 10 people bothered to thumbs-down this video. Your videos are prime, sir. This channel is altogether the single most thorough, coherent, and successful delivery of practical, working information, certainly re: electronics, and perhaps everything else on YT.
@w2aew4 жыл бұрын
You can't please everyone, apparently.
@jessihawkins9116 Жыл бұрын
it’s 11 now. 😏
@clytle374 Жыл бұрын
@@jessihawkins9116what is more concerning is that the KZbin algorithm will suggest 100 videos of someone building a so called 500W amplifier with a torch, coat hanger, and a random MOSFET... And not this channel.
@jessihawkins9116 Жыл бұрын
@@clytle374 I think I’ve seen that video 🤔
@clytle374 Жыл бұрын
@@jessihawkins9116 we've all seen that video, lol
@theradiomechanic96257 жыл бұрын
You have to be careful with the "orange drop" caps, and many of the film caps, as the band no longer tells you which is the outside foil. This can be tested by using your scope. Connect the cap and hold the body between your fingers and see how much voltage shows on the scope. Then reverse the leads and test again. It is often the case the band is incorrectly marked. The lowest "noise" pickup will happen when the ground lead of the scope is on the outside foil. This can be important in high gain audio amps. Also Tantalum caps throw in the monkey wrench by marking the Positive lead with a band vs aluminum caps which mark the negative lead with a band.
@MartinPHE7 жыл бұрын
Yep saw that on Mr. Carlon's Lab
@jason45474 жыл бұрын
LoL @ your attempt to appear relevant. You Insecure people are funny... Hahaha
@billyray11724 жыл бұрын
@@jason4547 The irony 🤦♂️
@jason45474 жыл бұрын
@@billyray1172 Jonny the projection
@dominicgoodwin11473 жыл бұрын
Why didn't I get a lecture like this when I was at university? It's just so essential to know all this stuff. Thank you for this.
@dsvet Жыл бұрын
I can't speak to all bu t seems like most professors at Uni. are purely academic and spent little to no time in the field. I believe this guy has spent time in the field as and applications/design engineer.
@alocin1102 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for a very informative video. Your explanation is remarkable and with full details. I really watched the whole video without blinking an eye. Your commentary is excellent, very clear voice, very good accent, and very detailed ingredients and comparisons. Thank you so much. it helped me a lot. I liked your video. Sir can you do a vlog with Motor Start and Motor run capacitors? Thanks.
@AppliedScience7 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks so much for all of the info. I had no idea the marking band on film capacitors indicated the outer foil plate. I was always worried that some film caps were somehow slightly polarized.
@AppliedScience7 жыл бұрын
Oops, but now folks in the comments are saying manufacturers no longer mark which terminal is the outer foil, but still put the band marking on the cap! I guess it should be tested electrically for really critical applications.
@w2aew7 жыл бұрын
Always humbled to hear that I can help teach you something, Ben!
@w2aew7 жыл бұрын
Yeah - Paul at Mr. Carlson's Lab did a good video on that. So much for quality control!
@Motorman21127 жыл бұрын
Mr Carlsons Lab has a very good video about this.
@MadaraUCHIHA-hy9xe8 күн бұрын
You did a great job breaking down this subject, especially the difference between different types
@whydidyoutubeaddthis Жыл бұрын
I enjoy your videos and I tend to suggest them as reference material for both new and senior EEs that work in my group. Excellent stuff.
@PixelSchnitzel7 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video as usual! There are several Part 2 possibilities if you're so inclined. A deeper dive into the electrical characteristics of capacitors is one. I really appreciate your clear teaching style. What a great service to the community!
@tychosis7 жыл бұрын
It's good to see you back posting instructional videos, sir. I am in system engineering/integration and (honestly) am little more than a glorified technician. I find myself in the company of EEs every day and your videos have helped me sound like I know what I'm talking about. =)
@Edisson.2 жыл бұрын
Hi, I came across your perfectly shot video about capacitors, you talked about the temperature dependence, but it's a pity that you didn't point out the problem with soldering with polystyrene capacitors, it will permanently change its capacity when the terminals overheat during soldering. At present, it is no longer the case that the mark on the capacitor indicates the outer foil and it is necessary to do a hum test with an oscilloscope to identify it. I have met capacitors marked this way many times and often the outer foil was on the opposite side from the brand. Nice day 🙂Tom
@malcolmholmes1152 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to play with a bunch of Soviet capacitors soon. Thank you for your videos, you are one of my favorite teachers.
@hubercats3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for producing this comprehensive and well structured overview of capacitors. Wonderful!
@christopherdavies5562 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting very informative videos such as this. Your knowledge is amazing. Keep up the good work!
@cpopte7 жыл бұрын
First ... I andomly found something form you while searching around for oscilloscope external trigger problem that I had. Then I randomly watched some other video of yours, after that I liked one of your videos, and made me curious "whats this guy actuall posting...." and clicked on channel's name - videos. Ok....now... after seing your list - I subscribed. I will start to watch everything that I like around here, and I want to thank you for your work. Quite amazing.
@wither87 жыл бұрын
Nice to see you back making videos Alan. Jim Williams wrote an App Note for LT(#72), which had a subsection on Bypass Caps which is what I would throw into the "must reads" category for anyone doing HF work.
@w2aew7 жыл бұрын
Yes, anything that Jim Williams wrote is in the "must read" category - pure analog genius.
@seans98856 ай бұрын
Thank you very much, the most up-to-point, informative, fantastic mini-lecture.
@edmclaughlin49237 жыл бұрын
Thanks Alan. With everything I have fixed, I thought I knew just about everything about capacitors. Getting some of the mixed component boxes from Electronic Goldmine has given me a chance to fool around with every type of capacitor you mentioned. Still you found a way (and always find a way) to introduce some new information in these basic component videos. Thanks again!!!
@pnjunction56897 жыл бұрын
Very good video, thanks. I didn't know about about the band on the film caps until now. Always good to learn something new. I would also recommend anyone who hasn't already done so, to have a good look at one of the manufacturers application notes on tantalum capacitors before designing them into your circuit. There's a lot to learn about rated voltages, temperatures, failure rates, etc.
@johansvideor11 ай бұрын
One way to tell the difference between Polyester and Poplypropylene film capacitors is that PP in general have much higher Q factor. This requires a proper LCR or capacitance meter, though. Common PE caps have typically a Q value of 100 - 200, whereas PP have >1000 or even >10 000, similar to PS caps and Micas. I noticed that cheap CBB (PP) caps that you can buy nowadays on Amazon, Ebay and from China, have the same Q factor as their similarly looking PE counterparts (Q around 200). I don't really know what's up with that. Maybe stick to known brands, especially for higher frequency stuff where Q matters.
@jesusespeleta6173 жыл бұрын
Insane amount of respect for all the effort you’ve put in over the years to educate. My only question is where did you learn all of this stuff? For example this video, is this all industry knowledge? Do you browse academic journals in your spare time? Is it just experience and observation from looking at hundreds of capacitor data sheets? I hope to be one day as knowledgable as you are on anything, thanks again.
@w2aew3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, Jesus. Learning all this "stuff" came from a multitude of sources - ranging from years of working alongside some very smart people, reading a lot of good technical articles and books, studying component datasheets, learning from mentors and a ton of trial, error and experience. You know what they say... "Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement". All part of being in the engineering environment for nearly 40 years...
@DeeegerD7 жыл бұрын
Nice to see you back. You left out the Flux Capacitor?
@w2aew7 жыл бұрын
I was too afraid of going back in time!
@tinygriffy6 жыл бұрын
also the required 1.21 gigawatt might have been an obstacle
@romanescu_misha Жыл бұрын
You should merge all the knowledge presented in your videos, mix it with the way you present it and then write a book. This would became the top handbook on electronics and radiotechnics.
@w2aew Жыл бұрын
Maybe I'll have the time to do this when I retire...
@andrewmullen57702 жыл бұрын
Man your videos never cease to amaze me, on a lot of them I will sit there with my notebook and transcribe your note sheets 👍 the way you break down and organize the data really helps me to onboard some of these concepts. Thank you very much for what you do!
@w2aew2 жыл бұрын
As you may know, the notes sheets for my videos are usually available as a downloadable PDF file. The link can be found at the bottom of the video description on the KZbin page for each video. For example, the notes from this video are here: www.qsl.net/w2aew/youtube/capacitor_types.pdf
@Travis1411237 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. As an old/new electronics student, it's nice to see these things explained without too much engineering jargon.
@johnwest79932 жыл бұрын
This is the sort of information that turns a noob engineer or tech into an advanced one, one of the steps in ultimately earning the title 'senior'. I've been in the business all my life, but I've already watched this twice for small nuggets I've missed.
@mikesradiorepair7 жыл бұрын
Excellent overview of capacitor basics. As Vern noted, the band on many modern film caps no longer accurately represents the outer foil. Paul did a very good video on demonstrating this and how to test them. A recommendation for another cap video is on safety and bypass capacitor applications. When restoring old tube equipment I always install modern X1/Y2 rated caps on the mains input.
@w2aew7 жыл бұрын
Yes - Paul did an excellent video on that. Good point about the X and Y rated caps.
@jimadams24737 жыл бұрын
Absolutely this is the BEST tutorial on capacitors I have ever seen. Very nice work W2AEW.
@cuban9splat7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for removing a lot of the mystery about the different types of capacitors. Excellent presentation.
@pauludrea4082 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for such a well made presentation. I learn a lot from your videos. All the best, Paul
@carlgradolph9676 Жыл бұрын
Another well researched, thoughtful video, full of practical information. Answers a lot of questions I've had when poking around devices I've torn apart and wondered about.
@SirMo7 жыл бұрын
Always great to see w2aew publishing a new video! Thanks for this primer on capacitors, very helpful stuff!
@Radiowild7 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Geez... You even had a "old buzzard" bread slicer! You didn't miss anything!
@stevieboi612 жыл бұрын
from knowing nothing bout these things few minutes ago i do now. good job explaining. thanx👍
@rpgquestboard7 жыл бұрын
This was excellent. Thanks! I've been searching KZbin for a good discussion on the types of caps and none that I've seen have covered this in this detail along with use cases.
@purza957 жыл бұрын
You have answered so many questions I've had about capacitors. Thankyou! Two things I want to mention. My company sent a service memo out stating that they reverse polarized a small rectangular electrolytic cap in production. We had to go into the field and replace them. They would fail after about 5 years. The first one I did I had to remove 32 screws to get to the board!!! I recently bought a very, very expensive ceiling fan with a custom led light. When you turn on the light it hums worse than an amplifier that goes to eleven. I assume this is due to the ceramic caps resonating in the audio range used in the DC to DC converter.
@Bushougoma7 жыл бұрын
So dielectric absorption is the term. I experienced it first hand years ago I just didn't know what to call it. When I used to work on CRT TVs I found that the anode caps regained some high voltage even after discharging them with a high voltage measuring probe (I was able to monitor the slow discharge on the meter). I would equate it to a nasty static shock more surprising than painful. I only had to get bit once when reinstalling an anode lead. I took a wire and installed alligator clips on each end after removing the anode lead I hooked one end onto the CRTs braided ground strap and the other to the anode cap. I only removed this shorting wire right before I was about to reinstall the anode lead. A CRT is essentially a large capacitor there is a conductive surface on the inside of the tube (one plate) the thick glass (the dielectric) and a conductive surface on the outside the gray aqua dag (the second plate). This wire shorts out this capacitor preventing any "surprises" later :-).
@w2aew7 жыл бұрын
Yep - I worked in a TV repair shop in the late 70's, early 80's while in high school - learned all about the 2nd anode and the voltage regrowth!
@fggolding Жыл бұрын
Thank you a lot. Very detail information, with a good voice. First time i see this channel.
@erikisberg3886 Жыл бұрын
Another really great video! I am a scrounger for mica cap wherever I find them since they lately have become so expensive and hard to source. One current source I found at fairly decent price is the SMD ones from Cornell-Dubilier MC Series. Limited stock has been available at RS components. Used many of the 10pF 1000V 1210 ones with very good results.
@whitefields55954 жыл бұрын
Very comprehensive - a 'Reference Video' for me!
@TheDefpom7 жыл бұрын
Thanks, good video, I was confused about the paper caps with the bands when I came across them for the first time when doing a repair on my hp microwave frequency counter (video on my channel) the band threw me a bit!
@jasonlaverty767 жыл бұрын
Excellent. I have a box full of salvaged Caps that you have now identified as Mica caps and I can use these for decoupling in my Audio amplifier projects. Many thanks for helping me in identifying them.
@w2aew7 жыл бұрын
I'd be surprised if the mica caps would be large enough in value to be usable for audio frequencies (unless used in very high impedance circuits).
@wk2w7 жыл бұрын
Big big big thumbs up!!! You've made some excellent videos, but this one is extremely helpful. It's packed with lots of great information. Can't thank you enough.
@rfengr007 жыл бұрын
Nice tutorial. Those class 2 ceramics are also frequency dependent. Recently fixed an HF BPF where the designer thought they'd save space by using X7R caps in the resonators instead of NP0. They couldn't figure out why it was not working.
@Mythricia19887 жыл бұрын
So, if I understand this right, the reason you often want a mixture of larger electrolytic caps as well as smaller ceramics, for filtering power supply inputs/outputs, is because the large electrolytics are good at "picking up" the larger ripple voltages, with lots of capacitance to gulp up larger amplitudes, and the small ceramics pick up the smaller-amplitude or higher frequency ripple... And the smaller caps achieve that simply because they're "faster" (smaller ESR)? I think I'm getting it. Maybe!
@w2aew7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, you're getting it. The big bulk caps provide the path for the low frequency currents, and the smaller ceramic (usually) caps take care of the high frequency content. Not so much because of ESR though - it is mainly due to the SRF (self-resonant frequency). See my video on that. The big electrolytic caps have a self resonant frequency well below 1MHz typically, which means that they look inductive above that. The ceramic cap's SRF is much higher, so they still behave as capacitors at high frequency.
@Mythricia19887 жыл бұрын
Gotcha. Will have to check out that video as well. Cheers!
@misterhat58237 жыл бұрын
The smaller capacitors often have a a smaller ESL, not ESR, and this relates to SRF as w2aew mentions.
@MichaelLloyd7 жыл бұрын
I'm extremely happy to see that you are getting around better. Ditto all of the other positive comments.
@sanjaysethi70332 жыл бұрын
Nicely done, mon ami! Brought back old memories … and created a few new ones!!
@fredb97243 жыл бұрын
This was a great video! You should do one for inductors too. Thank you
@harbselectronicslab35517 жыл бұрын
Great.....sorely needed Video for beginners.....thumbs up for sure
@peterjohnson5586 Жыл бұрын
Incredible. I wish you were my EE prof.
@DucatiMTS12003 жыл бұрын
Perfect summary, excellent by any standard. Thank you for your most valuable time👍.
@DAVET387 жыл бұрын
Another nice (and useful) video Alan. I found it very informative. It seems I am not the only one who has difficulty identifying the dielectric in the plastic film caps.
@w2aew7 жыл бұрын
Very difficult unless you check out the device manufacturers data sheet.
@DAVET387 жыл бұрын
Very true, Alan.
@tinygriffy6 жыл бұрын
most comprehensive capacitor tutorial i have seen so far, very nice, thank you !!!
@tohopes7 жыл бұрын
Oh, come on. This is KZbin! You should have demonstrated the "fail spectacularly" bit about tantalums : )
@w2aew7 жыл бұрын
I'll leave that to the cat-video makers. ;-)
@misterhat58237 жыл бұрын
I bet Big Clive would do a video on that.
@cardboardboxification7 жыл бұрын
Mister Hat as long as they are pink
@Willam_J6 жыл бұрын
You aren’t afraid, are you? Just one won’t hurt. All the cool kids are doing it! (I was the kid your parents didn’t want you hanging around with.) LOL ;-)
@tinygriffy6 жыл бұрын
i do that test on all of my tantalum purchases myself, its much more fun to have it live in front of you, plus you get the benefit of a really nice smell in your apartment that will last for days !
@nbreeden7 жыл бұрын
Bravo, your 2^8 video. Really enjoy your videos and I always learn something.
@johnwest79932 жыл бұрын
I'm a bit late to the video, but... Tantalum capacitors ARE electrolytic capacitors. That's why they are polarized. An electrolytic process maintains the dielectric layer of both the aluminum and tantalum, so you can't reverse the polarity or the dielectric insulation deteriorates and the plates short together. The 2 basic types of electrolytic caps are aluminum and tantalum. 'Non-polarized' electrolytics are simply 2 high voltage aluminum electrolytics (thick dielectric,) that are hooked back to back.
@Lyndalewinder6 ай бұрын
Very good review of capacitor types
@nwfalls4 жыл бұрын
A comment to upvote the video. Great work, thank you!
@jasonlaverty767 жыл бұрын
I just checked my parts box and you are correct Sir, nothing higher than 10nF and was looking for at least 0.1uF for DC offset decoupling of audio. Oh well I will have to scout out some film caps.
@Taran724 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for this video: I took apart an old flat screen tv and wasn't sure how to re-use the capacitors I found on the boards.... :)
@cthree877 жыл бұрын
Excellent overview, best and most complete I've seen.
@sasines6 жыл бұрын
Alan, another excellent video that I learned much from! Thank you for taking the time to do these videos. Wish they had been around when I was in school!!
@rayburke43866 жыл бұрын
Hi Alan Great coverage on capacitors. One thing on the Polystyrene, and film capacitors on how to find the outside foil end. That Paul Carlson shows how to do in his video on capacitor polarity, using his circuit or using a Oscilloscope with clip leads. The band doesn't always show the outside end of the foil, as Paul shows in his video. I think that you referenced his video once before. Otherwise the video of yours is very informative, thank you very much. I love to watch your videos, they are packed full of information. Later Ray Burke
@w2aew6 жыл бұрын
Thanks - yes, Paul's video on the subject of film cap polarity is excellent.
@InXLsisDeo7 жыл бұрын
I've noticed you've never made a "how to buy a second hand oscilloscope" video, showing what to look for and how to evaluate before buying; I would be very interested in one, both for analog and digital scopes.
@w2aew7 жыл бұрын
I'll add that topic to my list.
@InXLsisDeo7 жыл бұрын
Thank you ! :)
@AnilDas-jd5dk5 жыл бұрын
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@Roy_Tellason3 жыл бұрын
Electrolytics: You didn't mention the really wide tolerance of those things, typically -20%/+80%! Also, older US-made parts typically have the positive lead or terminal indicated, asian-made the negative. You also said down to 1uF, but I have salvaged some parts (out of a VCR?) that gave me a bunch of 0.1uF, 0.22uF, 0.33uF, and 0.47uF, all at 50V. I'm not sure why you would want to use an electrolytic in this range of values, though. Tantalum: In a place I was working at some years ago, another tech installed a tantalum cap the wrong way around. The result when he powered it up was rather explosive! Mica: It's apparently the practice of some who work on older (antique?) gear to try and turn one around to be able to see the dots and read off the value. This is a *bad* idea, as you'll then end up with moisture getting into the part and it failing. Also, there are apparently several different coding systems in use, at least 2 or 3, the early Radio Amateur's Handbook showed a couple of them IIRC. Also, there's some parts found in old gear with the brand name "Micamold" showing on the case. These are for the most part NOT mica capacitors, but actually paper! And should all be replaced with newer film caps. One manufacturer of electronic musical synthesizers had an instrument where there were two boards having rows of 22uF/25V tantalum caps and some associated parts. Tied into this was a slidepot that would let you choose the release time of the note(s) you were playing. Unfortunately with the way the whole circuit was configured when you put that slider all the way to one extreme, those caps could end up with 30V across them. I was always rather surprised to find very few failures in those instruments...
@rozendam7 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Knowledge needs to be shared!
@philpicc92387 жыл бұрын
All this time and I didn't know about the banding on the film caps. Thanks
@Wyowanderer7 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, and very informative. Your use of graph paper reminds me of Forrest Mimms' notebooks.
@w2aew7 жыл бұрын
The Mimm's Notebooks were my inspiration to become an engineer in the late 70s, early 80s.
@RicardoDiLago4 жыл бұрын
Love these videos, very well and clear presented. espescially like that you show it with test equipment. many others just talk about theory. well done!
@WaltonPete7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another informative and interesting video. Your relaxed style makes for easy listening. I liked your use of a meter probe as an improvised pointer at one point!
@caulktel7 жыл бұрын
Good video Alan, never too old to learn.
@camiemengineer2 жыл бұрын
VERY GOOD THANKS .. Didn't know about reverse voltage sensitivity of tantalums !
@gregcook99157 жыл бұрын
This is excellent--the best discussion of capacitor types I've seen. Thanks a lot for doing this.
@AD-wm9if3 жыл бұрын
with regards to the dielectric soakage discussion, presumably you're in a space with quite a lot of EMF generated by all the equipment and wiring. How do you know that's not just being induced in the wires to create the voltage in the capacitor just through the energy that'll be in the air?
@hybridskeeter7 жыл бұрын
I didn't realise how ignorant I was about capacitors. I just want to thank you for passing on your knowledge. PS. Glad you are feeling better :-)
@w2aew7 жыл бұрын
Still hobbling around with a crutch, but getting more mobile everyday. Thanks.
@elipticolt17 Жыл бұрын
Great Video thanks for that
@miguelangelsimonfernandez54987 жыл бұрын
thanks, a very comprehensive introduction
@cschang32824 жыл бұрын
after great introduction to various caps, would you consider to introduce hot to check or measure good,bad or dead caps? there are too much measurement on Electrolytic caps, however rare to detail explain howto check film caps and ceramic caps, thanks
@Wil_Bloodworth6 ай бұрын
Great stuff. Love it. Thanks!
@stevenv19927 жыл бұрын
Ive seen polystyrene caps. marked with a band not knowing why - now I do. Thanks.
@rul1175 Жыл бұрын
Awesome videos. Can you make a playlist with the Back to Basic Series?
@philipdonovan65102 жыл бұрын
Totally informative and useful. Thank you for a well done and explained video on the most popular and visible caps!
@dri505 жыл бұрын
Great video and just in time. I'm rebuilding a mid 50's Heathkit RF generator. Need to get those "black beauties" out of there and the ancient power supply electrolytics . btw - with your video help I passed my Amateur Extra last Saturday. Thanks again, 73's KC3MBK.
@w2aew5 жыл бұрын
Cool - glad to help!
@joopterwijn7 жыл бұрын
So you made it "basement", good to see you hobing around!
@w2aew7 жыл бұрын
Slowly but surely getting back to it - still hobbling with a crutch for another few weeks.
@funkyironman695 жыл бұрын
And the capacitance of ceramics changes with DC bias. Murata have good curves available on their website and Wurth include them in RedExpert. ;)
@w2aew5 жыл бұрын
This is discussed at 10:54.
@funkyironman695 жыл бұрын
Ops, you're right, sorry didn't see that.
@Darkipod7 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video I learned a absolute ton about caps!
@hutlazzz3 жыл бұрын
such quality informative video... thanks alot sir
@waynegram89077 ай бұрын
Why is the impedance at max at the resonance frequency for capacitors and inductors? The AC voltage is decreased to the lowest AC voltage because of the capacitors or inductors impedance is at max during the resonance frequency. What is the difference because a capacitors or inductors impedance compared to the complex impedance. Most electronic theory books says capacitors and inductors have an impedance and also a COMPLEX impedance, but what are the differences between impedance and complex impedance?
@rish14595 жыл бұрын
Great job again; I love re-learning this stuff in a very concise manner! Bravo
@jonmullins84607 жыл бұрын
Another very informative video. One of these years I'll know about .001% of what you do.
@boulder899844 жыл бұрын
Great material and presentation
@waynegram8907 Жыл бұрын
Back in the 30's to 50's the RF Radio designers would use capacitor temperature coefficients to have this technique called "Evening Effect". I'm not sure if you know about this Evening Effect but if one capacitor drifts up or down the other capacitor will drift in the OPPOSITE which causes them to have this evening effect. Any reasons why this happens or how to design a circuit to have this evening effect?
@douggale5962 Жыл бұрын
Is it always true that you can make any capacitor non-polarized by connecting a pair of them together with their negative lead and use the positive leads as the capacitor leads? You'd end up with half the capacitance of one of them, and double the voltage rating, right?
@waynegram89073 жыл бұрын
How do you test how much DC voltage is passing through the Capacitor? If you apply a DC voltage on ONE end of the capacitor lead and other capacitor lead should measure Zero Volts? but what other types of test can you do to measure how much DC voltage is passing through the capacitor?
@seans98856 ай бұрын
Dear Professor, Would you Please make a tutorial from A to Z on how to work with the Signal/function generator and oscilloscope for hobbyists and beginners? I need it to calibrate and fine-tune my R2R tape recorders and do small troubleshooting. Deep Regards
@w2aew6 ай бұрын
Everyone's needs and usage of signal generators and oscilloscopes is different - it wouldn't really be practical to do an A-Z video covering everything that hobbyists and beginners would need, without it being hours long. I have several beginner tutorial videos on signal generators and oscilloscope usage, including videos on the most common mistakes people make (search for the work "wrong" in my index file found here: www.qsl.net/w2aew/youtube/W2AEW_video_index.pdf). There are also a lot of videos on the basic operation of oscilloscopes and their fundamental controls (vertical, horizontal, triggering, probes, etc.).
@richardgoebel2267 жыл бұрын
I would like to see a comprehensive video on testing capacitors. The old way of connecting a VOM on the leads and watching the needle travel across the dial is fine for shorted or open caps. But what about testing for ESR? What about testing for leakage at different voltages. If the cap is rated at 600 volts how can you safely test it at that high voltage. I realize that the vast majority of capacitor installations are low voltage but one good video to cover all the tests for all the caps at all the voltages.
@w2aew7 жыл бұрын
I've got at least three videos on testing for ESR. One that shows how to do it with a scope and function generator, and two that present different homemade ESR meter designs. Here are the links: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2KYlqWweKirnac kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJ68cpqXqZKmhbM kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZfMho2QoduYiZI I don't have any that test for high voltage leakage - probably not something that is safe for the average hobbyist.
@richardgoebel2267 жыл бұрын
Alan, thank you for directing me to your other videos. I did not search them out adequately before. I understand about high voltage and amateur hobbyists not always being a safe mix.
@VoidHalo5 жыл бұрын
It'd be interesting to see you cover MOVs in this manner. Unless you already have. I only just found the channel lst night and have been binge watching since.
@electronicsexplained2876 жыл бұрын
Amazing video series, I really can't thank you enough. Greetings from Kurdistan my friend
@intervalkid5 жыл бұрын
Listening to you, makes me think of one of Dan Akroyd's characters, I think it is the one from Ghost Busters. You could seriously overlay his voice and it is just like his dialogue, almost the same attitude also! Just not quite as pronounced. Good stuff. Also quite informative.