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capacitors are
usually specified in
terms of SI
prefixes of
farads (F),
microfarads (μF),
nanofarads (nF) and
picofarads (pF). The
millifarad (mF) is rarely...
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ambiguous but are,
especially in this context, used for
microfarad as well (a
millifarad is 1000
microfarads and not
usually seen on motors). A
faulty run capacitor...
- DVMs can
usually measure capacitance from
nanofarads to a few
hundred microfarads, but
wider ranges are not unusual. It is also
possible to
measure capacitance...
- the
desired ratings of the capacitor. For
small values of
capacitance (
microfarads and less),
ceramic disks use
metallic coatings, with wire
leads bonded...
-
pulse forming network by
discharging a high-voltage
capacitor (e.g., 2
microfarads at 1000 volts), into the coil via a
trigatron or a
thyratron switch....
- 10,000
microfarads...
- squared;
photoflash capacitors may have
capacitance in the
range 80-240
microfarads (μF) and
voltages from 180 to 330
volts for
flash units built into small...
- high-voltage
capacitors for the
valve amplifier technique,
typically at
least 4
microfarads and
rated at
around 500
volts DC.
Waxed paper and
oiled silk film capacitors...
- 88 ohms per loop-mile and
uniformly distributed shunt capacitance of 0.054
microfarads per mile" (approximately
corresponding to 19 gauge wire). In 1924, Bell...
- typically,
these capacitors have
capacitance from
about one
microfarad to tens of
thousands of
microfarads.
Capacitors with
faults leading to high ESR
often overheat...
