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Is it possible to switch two condensators paralell or one after the
other or isn´t both not possible?
 
Is it possible to switch two condensators paralell
or one after the other or isn´t both not possible?
thomas
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For the past 50 years, the term "condenser" has not been used
as a name for an electronic component.
It is now used to describe
a part used by air conditioning / refrigeration guys.
http://www.google.com/search?q=define:condenser

2 equal capacitors in parallel
will give you twice the capacitance of a single cap.

2 equal capacitors in series
will give you a voltage rating that is twice the rating of a single cap
and a capacitance that is half what a single cap has.
 
two identical capacitors in parallel will have twice the capacitance and
will withstand the same voltage as one of them

two identical capacitors in series will have half the capacitanceo of one
but will withstand twice the voltage of one of them.

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"thomas" <Tommi-Vogel@gmx.de> wrote in message
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Is it possible to switch two condensators paralell or one after the
other or isn´t both not possible?
 
On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:06:41 GMT, "Dan Hollands"
<dhollan3@rochester.rr.com> wrote:

two identical capacitors in parallel will have twice the capacitance and
will withstand the same voltage as one of them

two identical capacitors in series will have half the capacitanceo of one
but will withstand twice the voltage of one of them.
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That is, with resistors installed across each capacitor to balance the
voltages.

Tom
 
of one
but will withstand twice the voltage of one of them.
Dan Hollands

That is, with resistors installed across each capacitor
to balance the voltages.
Tom MacIntyre
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Assumes that when he says "identical",
he doesn't really mean identical.
 
JeffM wrote:
Is it possible to switch two condensators paralell
or one after the other or isn´t both not possible?
thomas


For the past 50 years, the term "condenser" has not been used
as a name for an electronic component.
May not in Anglo-American language (But I have my doubts if I listen to
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my American coworkers :) )
May Thomas is German.
Condensator (Kondensator) is still a common therm for a capacitor
(Kapazitaet).
He was not asking for a condensor !
Background is that the original "Theory" about capacitors was that
electrons will "condense" on the plates.
For those who remember it, the "Airwaves" theory (German: Aether) was
very popular those times.
It is now used to describe
a part used by air conditioning / refrigeration guys.
http://www.google.com/search?q=define:condenser

2 equal capacitors in parallel
will give you twice the capacitance of a single cap.

2 equal capacitors in series
will give you a voltage rating that is twice the rating of a single cap
and a capacitance that is half what a single cap has.
Click to expand...
 
Is it possible to switch two condensators paralell
or one after the other or isn´t both not possible?
thomas

For the past 50 years, the term "condenser" has not been used
as a name for an electronic component.
JeffM

[Maybe] not in Anglo-American language
(But I have my doubts if I listen to my American coworkers :) )
[Maybe] Thomas is German.
Condensator (Kondensator) is still a common [term] for a capacitor
(Kapazitaet).
He was not asking for a condensor !
Wolfgang Kemper
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That makes sense now. Pardon my Ugly American Syndrome.

Actually, I'll qualify my statement.
American automotive mechanics still do refer to
the capacitor in Kettering ignitions as a condenser.
 
JeffM wrote:
Is it possible to switch two condensators paralell
or one after the other or isn´t both not possible?
thomas

For the past 50 years, the term "condenser" has not been used
as a name for an electronic component.
JeffM

[Maybe] not in Anglo-American language
(But I have my doubts if I listen to my American coworkers :) )
[Maybe] Thomas is German.
Condensator (Kondensator) is still a common [term] for a capacitor
(Kapazitaet).
He was not asking for a condensor !
Wolfgang Kemper


That makes sense now. Pardon my Ugly American Syndrome.

Actually, I'll qualify my statement.
American automotive mechanics still do refer to
the capacitor in Kettering ignitions as a condenser.

Never mind, we Germans have the tendency to ignore the rest of the world ;-)
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