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= Capacitor =
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A Capacitor is a component that stores energy in an electric field. It does
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this by having two plates seperated by a dielectric. This is called
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capactitance and is measured in farads (F).
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Capacitors are resistant to changes in voltage, and therefore can be used to
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smooth out sudden changes. They also cause AC signals voltage and current to
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get out of sync
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== Types ==
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Different types of Caps are useful for different applications, simply based on
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the materials present in the cap.
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* Ceramics
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* Good for RF filtering at high frequencies
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* Plastic Film
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* circuits at audio and lower frequencies
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* Silvered-Mica
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* Highly stable, low loss, used in RF circuits
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* Electolytic and tantalum
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* Power supply filter circuits
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* Air and vacuum dieletric
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* transmitters and RF circuits
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