Capacitors - A to Z of Electronics

The brief history and technology in capacitors. This video was generously sponsored by http://www.adafruit.com

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[StevenErnest]

Maybe you could do a basic explanation of electricity sometime...? I understand it's the flow of electrons... but the number of electrons define the atom, so I guess as they flow, the number stays the same? It seems I read that when a circuit is broken the lightbulb, for example, goes on; it would seem it should be when the circuit is made... I dunno, lol.

I learned about you via your interview with Leo Laporte and Tom Merritt, and enjoy your vids.

[jeriellsworth]

@StevenErnest Check out my other videos and I'll be making more in this series about electronics.

[alphabeets]

...so in the transfer of AC voltage through a cap, is magnetism essentially what is causing this to happen? That would seem interesting. Or is this "attraction and repulsion" different than magnetic attraction and repulsion? Can bringing a magnet close to a cap cause a change in the AC that gets passed?

[jeriellsworth]

Sorry. Looks like kholt420 beat me too the explanation. :)

[derman077]

I have a modified camera capacitor shocker. fun fun. and why the pig in the jar on the shelf?

[jeriellsworth]

@derman077 No reason. Just to be silly.

[sonicase]

:|| <- capacitor face

[jwriney]

"Cheep?" Haha, love it.

[belindashine]

IT'S SO CUTE!! AND SMART!! :D,, but i'm not so good in English and you talk so fast -_-"

[youfrancis]

These are EXCELLENT videos. :) Thank you for doing this.

[Wildcatbeer]

I had a cap blow off a motherboard next to my leg. Sounded like a gunshot and scared the hell out of me!

[ThedudeVip3r1990]

Thanks for this information beauty.

[ArcadeGames]

Your such a smart girl, why can't there be more girls like you?

[CKS5000]

I have two capacitors in my guitar amp and I tried to go online and find replacements but was unable to. youtu.be/jzgc2XjcuB8. will somebody watch this video and tell me if you know what kind of caps these are? You could also click my name and watch it on my channel.

[BarriosGroupie]

Looks like the eevblog has serious competition

[vincentstockdaletv]

Hi Jerry just was wondering if capacitors have a positive / negative side to them and if so how do I go about telling the two apart.

[tmfred1]

Of all the electronic components the capacitor is my favorite - it has so much potential. ;-)