MAKE presents: The Capacitor

foregip Says:

Oct 7, 2009 - ha the polly film cap looks like a chiclet

Technolab Says:

Oct 10, 2009 - Very nice ....like it. I'm just starting as a very very new beginner in this stuff so i can use all the information you putt down here. Thnxs for all the work you putt to it.... I keep following Greetzz from Holland

sidekickbarry Says:

Oct 10, 2009 - when i look at this guy, he reminds me of dwight schrute.

drdos4 Says:

Oct 11, 2009 - I'm trying to repair a broken circuit board I have, and most of the (orange) ceramic disk capacitors have sort of a white haze on them. Does that mean they've blown?

smartpartzzkidd Says:

Oct 13, 2009 - Usually discoloration will indicate an overloaded component. they could be fuses, many types of components such as capacitors, fuses, thermistors, shunts, and small inductors can be packaged in very similar looking containers, Check the part number first before buying components. Having a schematic and a multimeter handy is always helpful when fixing things

renrengrin Says:

Oct 13, 2009 - I can see that XD

canithappen Says:

Oct 22, 2009 - COOOOOOL VIDEO!!!!!!

WELLAirsoft Says:

Nov 1, 2009 - OK so i get the consept but how would you set this up to give a motor a shoort energy boost?

WELLAirsoft Says:

Nov 1, 2009 - What would I use to make a capacitor power a dime in diameter motor for a shoort 9v power boost?

BRADD500 Says:

Nov 2, 2009 - great stuff uk

hasho0o0m94 Says:

Nov 5, 2009 - if ur saying this vid sucks ! cuz u donno what hes talking about fags!

wyomingrocks Says:

Nov 9, 2009 - Excllent video, well thought out. Fun to watch, will make a great video to share with my kids about the role of a cap.

Marweezy91 Says:

Nov 12, 2009 - lmao yea!

cerealguy500 Says:

Nov 12, 2009 - Just so you know, the MFD stands for micro farads, not mega farads.

Tharnel Says:

Nov 14, 2009 - M=Mega. Great vid though

armouredhen30 Says:

Nov 14, 2009 - So it's a battery Like it tho

armouredhen30 Says:

Nov 14, 2009 - M=mega m=milli u(with a tail)= micro

Interloper1987 Says:

Nov 15, 2009 - @WELLAirsoft google for "beam Bot circuit"

SamboBag Says:

Nov 16, 2009 - Dumb! Good electrolitic capacitor has about milli farad capacity (0.001 fd). Mega-farad capacitor is sort of fiction

armouredhen30 Says:

Nov 16, 2009 - I know that, but everyone was arguing about mega and micro, and I just established the diffrence of case can differ the amount by a lot! A mega farad (10000000 f) would be a lot! Btw, how many volts or columbs are in a farad?(and amps)

JohnLRice Says:

Nov 19, 2009 - Informative and entertaining! Well done!

amartinjoe Says:

Nov 19, 2009 - i love this demonstration! thanks for opening up the capacitor....always helps to know what these things are made of. that demo of a crude capacitor (plastic bottle and aluminum foil) is an excellent way to demonstrate the capacitor's properties.

chopperboi89 Says:

Nov 19, 2009 - I just made one at my EMS station, we we're bored, and as everyone else was sittin around thinkin of something to do, and i got some alum. foil, a plastic Folgers can (always around lmao), some spare wire from the light bar switch we just did on our fly car, PVC pipe, and a polyester windbreaker, and it worked! Everyone here was gettin pretty good kicks out of it, even though it didn't work that well, i kinda made it in a hurry, we'll see if we can make it better, thanks for killing boredom! XD

foibos899 Says:

Nov 20, 2009 - is m in greek μ

StarHedgehog7 Says:

Nov 22, 2009 - DO THEY FLUX?