Re: rolled capacitor plate tabs

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: rolled capacitor plate tabs
• From: Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 12:01:01 -0700
• Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

In a message dated 1/19/99 7:45:34 PM Mountain Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes:

> 
>  all the rolled capacitor plates i have seen have only one tab or connection
>  point on one end of each plate.
>  it would seem that having both ends of each plate connected to the
>  capacitor terminal would reduce the inductance
>  of the capacitor ( i.e. the charge could enter and exit from both ends of
>  the plate) , and the resistance of the capacitor
>  would be lower since there would be twice the amount of tabs or connection
>  leads to each plate. is this idea not used because the flux in the plates
>  would be travelling in opposite directions or something?     thanks for
>  your opinions- doug
>  
I have seen rolled caps that had connection tabs at approximately the center
of the plates.  

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