Re: connecting caps together

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Original poster: "rheidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-zialink-dot-com>

In a static sence idealy every cap should be the same, but in reality they
are not.  a capacitor is a reactive component not a resistor. at the first
moment a capacitor acts like a short. every capacitor feels max current . as
the cap starts to charge slight differentses of reactance makes the voltage
of each cap slightly different. When the cap discharges the same thing tends
to happen. The resistor makes a DC path to adjust these voltages to a common
level. If there is no DC path the voltage can not adjust across an
insulator, as a capacitor is  two metal conductors separated by an
insulator.
  Robert  H 

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> Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 15:00:29 -0700
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> Original poster: "Dave Leddon by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <leddon-at-attbi-dot-com>
> 
> Yes, but the only way one cap in a series connection could take all the
> voltage
> would be if the other caps were shorted out (or have a significantly lower
> resistance),
> in which case the resistor divider string would serve no purpose.
> 
> Dave
> 
> At 06:41 PM 2/15/02 -0700, you wrote:
>> Original poster: "rheidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <rheidlebaugh-at-zialink-dot-com>
>> 
>> Yes, there should be a resisror 5 to 33 meg across each capacitor to divide
>> the voltage equaly preventing one capacitor fram taking all the voltage.
>> 
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>>> Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 16:32:08 -0700
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>>> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
>>> <Beans45601-at-aol-dot-com>
>>> 
>>> is there annything special to hook up a string of caps?
>>> Thanks
>>> Adam
>>> 
>>> 
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