How to Make a Capacitor From Scrap Aluminum
Jezan needed a variable capacitor for a project. Not having one, he created one out of scrap aluminum.
Continue ReadingJezan needed a variable capacitor for a project. Not having one, he created one out of scrap aluminum.
Continue ReadingJesse Holleran’s quirky video demonstrates a bunch of experiments he did with a 3,000-farad capacitor, including welding two pieces of metal together melting a paper clip, and electrolyzing water into oxygen and hydrogen.
Continue ReadingCollin Cunningham provides an elegant description of capacitors, including early caps called Leyden jars.
Continue ReadingPatrick AKA EngineeringShock built a flashlight that uses no batteries, and instead charges up a bunch of caps from a wall wart.
Continue ReadingAkiba of Freaklabs, a Tokyo-based open-source electronics kitmaker, needed to add some 0805 surface-mount capacitors to an existing PCB, so he stacked them up! super ghetto bulk capacitance hack. my RF amp is more power hungry than i expected… See the related links below for more of Akiba’s awesome work!
Continue ReadingGetting into the 4th of July? Let’s check out the pyrotechnics that ultracapacitors can generate!
Continue ReadingI’m super excited for this month’s component: the capacitor! It’s an electronic component that stores a small amount of energy in an electrical field. Caps make up a very diverse family of components! As usual, we start off our coverage with an excerpt from Charles Platt’s stellar Encyclopedia of Electronic Components, Vol. 1.
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