Re: ESR

["BunnyKiller" <bigfoo39-at-telocity-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Dan Kunkel" <dankunkel-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>
> Tesla Enthusiasts,
>
> I was looking through the Newark electroincs catalog and found some suitable
> mmc caps. But they are described as low ESR. What does that mean? And as
> long as I have your attention...what does 'wvdc' as opposed to 'vdc'
> (obviously vdc means volts direct current) when refering to capacitors.
>
> Dan
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Hi Dan  ...

not to sure on ESR    but WVDC = working voltage DC
a.k.a. the normal working voltage of the designed curciut

one can consider the wvdc the same as a vdc

if you are looking for a MMC cap remember to divide the VDC by .707 to assume a
value for AC usage

Scot D