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  2. File:Capacitor Symbol.svg - Wikipedia

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    The circuit symbol for a non-polarized capacitor: Date: 05/05.06: Source: Onw Work, made in Inkscape 0.43: Author: jjbeard: Permission (Reusing this file) PD: Licensing.

  3. Capacitor types - Wikipedia

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    Bipolar aluminum electrolytic capacitors (also called Non-Polarized capacitors) contain two anodized aluminium foils, behaving like two capacitors connected in series opposition. Electrolytic capacitors for special applications include motor start capacitors, [22] flashlight capacitors [23] and audio frequency capacitors. [24] Schematic ...

  4. Tantalum capacitor - Wikipedia

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    Non-polar or bipolar tantalum capacitors are made by effectively connecting two polarized capacitors in series, with the anodes oriented in opposite directions. Tantalum electrolytic capacitors are extensively used in electronic devices that require stable capacitance , low leakage current , and where reliability is crucial. [ 1 ]

  5. Aluminum electrolytic capacitor - Wikipedia

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    Aluminium electrolytic capacitors are polarized capacitors because of their anodization principle. They can only be operated with DC voltage applied with the correct polarity. Operating the capacitor with the wrong polarity, or with AC voltage, leads to a short circuit which can destroy the component. The exception is the bipolar or non-polar ...

  6. Capacitor - Wikipedia

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    PCB-filled paper capacitors are found in very old (pre-1975) fluorescent lamp ballasts, and other applications. Capacitors may catastrophically fail when subjected to voltages or currents beyond their rating, or in case of polarized capacitors, applied in a reverse polarity. Failures may create arcing that heats and vaporizes the dielectric ...

  7. Electrolytic capacitor - Wikipedia

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    An electrolytic capacitor is a polarized capacitor whose anode or positive plate is made of a metal that forms an insulating oxide layer through anodization. This oxide layer acts as the dielectric of the capacitor. A solid, liquid, or gel electrolyte covers the surface of this oxide layer, serving as the cathode or negative plate of the capacitor.

  8. Electronic symbol - Wikipedia

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    Wire crossover symbols for circuit diagrams. The CAD symbol for insulated crossing wires is the same as the older, non-CAD symbol for non-insulated crossing wires. To avoid confusion, the wire "jump" (semi-circle) symbol for insulated wires in non-CAD schematics is recommended (as opposed to using the CAD-style symbol for no connection), so as to avoid confusion with the original, older style ...

  9. Applications of capacitors - Wikipedia

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    The capacitors act as a local reserve for the DC power source, and bypass AC currents from the power supply. This is used in car audio applications, when a stiffening capacitor compensates for the inductance and resistance of the leads to the lead-acid car battery.