Re: capacitance formula

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Original poster: "tesla by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla-at-paradise-dot-net.nz>

You got it OK
don't forget to use Meters for "A" and "d"
Note this is the single plate formula
Best
Ted L
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Subject: capacitance formula


> Original poster: "colin.heath4 by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<colin.heath4-at-ntlworld-dot-com>
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> hi all
>         my ee is rusty and im trying to build homemade caps what is the
> formula
> is it
> Eo x Er x A
> -------------
>         d
> where EO = 8.85E-12
> Er of polyethylene 3
> A area of plate
> d distance between plates
> cheers
> colin heath
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