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  • Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
  • This video describes the characteristics, features and common application for the most popular different types of capacitors - including aluminum electrolytic, tantalum, ceramic (inc NP0/C0G, X7R, Y5V, Z5U), film (inc Polyester/Mylar, Polypropelene, Polycarbonate, etc.), mica and some variable caps. Characteristics such as stability with voltage and temperature, ESR & dissipation factor, dielectric absorption, self-resonant frequency, etc. are all discussed. Notes from this video can be downloaded here:
    www.qsl.net/w2aew/youtube/capa...
    Really good resource from TI:
    www.ti.com/lit/ml/slyp173/slyp...
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  • @danmoretti8898
    @danmoretti8898 3 роки тому +28

    I can't even fathom that 10 people bothered to thumbs-down this video. Your videos are prime, sir. This channel is altogether the single most thorough, coherent, and successful delivery of practical, working information, certainly re: electronics, and perhaps everything else on YT.

    • @w2aew
      @w2aew  3 роки тому +9

      You can't please everyone, apparently.

    • @jessihawkins9116
      @jessihawkins9116 Рік тому

      it’s 11 now. 😏

    • @clytle374
      @clytle374 Рік тому +3

      ​@@jessihawkins9116what is more concerning is that the UA-cam algorithm will suggest 100 videos of someone building a so called 500W amplifier with a torch, coat hanger, and a random MOSFET... And not this channel.

    • @jessihawkins9116
      @jessihawkins9116 Рік тому +1

      @@clytle374 I think I’ve seen that video 🤔

    • @clytle374
      @clytle374 Рік тому +2

      @@jessihawkins9116 we've all seen that video, lol

  • @dominicgoodwin1147
    @dominicgoodwin1147 3 роки тому +6

    Why didn't I get a lecture like this when I was at university? It's just so essential to know all this stuff. Thank you for this.

    • @dsvet
      @dsvet 11 місяців тому

      I can't speak to all bu t seems like most professors at Uni. are purely academic and spent little to no time in the field. I believe this guy has spent time in the field as and applications/design engineer.

  • @theradiomechanic9625
    @theradiomechanic9625 7 років тому +84

    You have to be careful with the "orange drop" caps, and many of the film caps, as the band no longer tells you which is the outside foil. This can be tested by using your scope. Connect the cap and hold the body between your fingers and see how much voltage shows on the scope. Then reverse the leads and test again. It is often the case the band is incorrectly marked. The lowest "noise" pickup will happen when the ground lead of the scope is on the outside foil. This can be important in high gain audio amps. Also Tantalum caps throw in the monkey wrench by marking the Positive lead with a band vs aluminum caps which mark the negative lead with a band.

    • @MartinPHE
      @MartinPHE 7 років тому +32

      Yep saw that on Mr. Carlon's Lab

    • @jason4547
      @jason4547 4 роки тому

      LoL @ your attempt to appear relevant.
      You Insecure people are funny... Hahaha

    • @billyray1172
      @billyray1172 4 роки тому +6

      @@jason4547 The irony 🤦‍♂️

    • @jason4547
      @jason4547 4 роки тому

      @@billyray1172 Jonny the projection

  • @AppliedScience
    @AppliedScience 7 років тому +39

    Great video! Thanks so much for all of the info. I had no idea the marking band on film capacitors indicated the outer foil plate. I was always worried that some film caps were somehow slightly polarized.

    • @AppliedScience
      @AppliedScience 7 років тому +4

      Oops, but now folks in the comments are saying manufacturers no longer mark which terminal is the outer foil, but still put the band marking on the cap! I guess it should be tested electrically for really critical applications.

    • @w2aew
      @w2aew  7 років тому +10

      Always humbled to hear that I can help teach you something, Ben!

    • @w2aew
      @w2aew  7 років тому +11

      Yeah - Paul at Mr. Carlson's Lab did a good video on that. So much for quality control!

    • @Motorman2112
      @Motorman2112 7 років тому +2

      Mr Carlsons Lab has a very good video about this.

  • @whydidyoutubeaddthis
    @whydidyoutubeaddthis Рік тому +4

    I enjoy your videos and I tend to suggest them as reference material for both new and senior EEs that work in my group. Excellent stuff.

  • @alocin110
    @alocin110 Рік тому +4

    Thank you very much for a very informative video. Your explanation is remarkable and with full details. I really watched the whole video without blinking an eye. Your commentary is excellent, very clear voice, very good accent, and very detailed ingredients and comparisons. Thank you so much. it helped me a lot. I liked your video. Sir can you do a vlog with Motor Start and Motor run capacitors? Thanks.

  • @seans9885
    @seans9885 4 місяці тому +2

    Thank you very much, the most up-to-point, informative, fantastic mini-lecture.

  • @PixelSchnitzel
    @PixelSchnitzel 7 років тому +17

    Fantastic video as usual! There are several Part 2 possibilities if you're so inclined. A deeper dive into the electrical characteristics of capacitors is one.
    I really appreciate your clear teaching style. What a great service to the community!

  • @tychosis
    @tychosis 7 років тому +3

    It's good to see you back posting instructional videos, sir.
    I am in system engineering/integration and (honestly) am little more than a glorified technician. I find myself in the company of EEs every day and your videos have helped me sound like I know what I'm talking about. =)

  • @SirMo
    @SirMo 7 років тому +6

    Always great to see w2aew publishing a new video! Thanks for this primer on capacitors, very helpful stuff!

  • @hubercats
    @hubercats 2 роки тому +5

    Thank you for producing this comprehensive and well structured overview of capacitors. Wonderful!

  • @malcolmholmes115
    @malcolmholmes115 2 роки тому +2

    Looking forward to play with a bunch of Soviet capacitors soon. Thank you for your videos, you are one of my favorite teachers.

  • @jimadams2473
    @jimadams2473 7 років тому +1

    Absolutely this is the BEST tutorial on capacitors I have ever seen. Very nice work W2AEW.

  • @rpgquestboard
    @rpgquestboard 7 років тому +2

    This was excellent. Thanks! I've been searching UA-cam for a good discussion on the types of caps and none that I've seen have covered this in this detail along with use cases.

  • @tinygriffy
    @tinygriffy 5 років тому

    most comprehensive capacitor tutorial i have seen so far, very nice, thank you !!!

  • @cpopte
    @cpopte 7 років тому +9

    First ... I andomly found something form you while searching around for oscilloscope external trigger problem that I had. Then I randomly watched some other video of yours, after that I liked one of your videos, and made me curious "whats this guy actuall posting...." and clicked on channel's name - videos. Ok....now... after seing your list - I subscribed. I will start to watch everything that I like around here, and I want to thank you for your work. Quite amazing.

  • @edmclaughlin4923
    @edmclaughlin4923 7 років тому +4

    Thanks Alan. With everything I have fixed, I thought I knew just about everything about capacitors. Getting some of the mixed component boxes from Electronic Goldmine has given me a chance to fool around with every type of capacitor you mentioned. Still you found a way (and always find a way) to introduce some new information in these basic component videos. Thanks again!!!

  • @wk2w
    @wk2w 7 років тому +6

    Big big big thumbs up!!! You've made some excellent videos, but this one is extremely helpful. It's packed with lots of great information. Can't thank you enough.

  • @carlgradolph9676
    @carlgradolph9676 11 місяців тому

    Another well researched, thoughtful video, full of practical information. Answers a lot of questions I've had when poking around devices I've torn apart and wondered about.

  • @christopherdavies5562
    @christopherdavies5562 Рік тому +3

    Thank you for posting very informative videos such as this. Your knowledge is amazing. Keep up the good work!

  • @pnjunction5689
    @pnjunction5689 7 років тому +2

    Very good video, thanks. I didn't know about about the band on the film caps until now. Always good to learn something new. I would also recommend anyone who hasn't already done so, to have a good look at one of the manufacturers application notes on tantalum capacitors before designing them into your circuit. There's a lot to learn about rated voltages, temperatures, failure rates, etc.

  • @sasines
    @sasines 6 років тому +1

    Alan, another excellent video that I learned much from! Thank you for taking the time to do these videos. Wish they had been around when I was in school!!

  • @romanescu_misha
    @romanescu_misha Рік тому

    You should merge all the knowledge presented in your videos, mix it with the way you present it and then write a book. This would became the top handbook on electronics and radiotechnics.

    • @w2aew
      @w2aew  Рік тому

      Maybe I'll have the time to do this when I retire...

  • @wither8
    @wither8 7 років тому +1

    Nice to see you back making videos Alan. Jim Williams wrote an App Note for LT(#72), which had a subsection on Bypass Caps which is what I would throw into the "must reads" category for anyone doing HF work.

    • @w2aew
      @w2aew  7 років тому +1

      Yes, anything that Jim Williams wrote is in the "must read" category - pure analog genius.

  • @cuban9splat
    @cuban9splat 7 років тому +2

    Thank you for removing a lot of the mystery about the different types of capacitors. Excellent presentation.

  • @WaltonPete
    @WaltonPete 7 років тому

    Thanks for another informative and interesting video. Your relaxed style makes for easy listening. I liked your use of a meter probe as an improvised pointer at one point!

  • @Travis141123
    @Travis141123 7 років тому +1

    Thanks for the video. As an old/new electronics student, it's nice to see these things explained without too much engineering jargon.

  • @cthree87
    @cthree87 7 років тому +1

    Excellent overview, best and most complete I've seen.

  • @gregcook9915
    @gregcook9915 7 років тому

    This is excellent--the best discussion of capacitor types I've seen. Thanks a lot for doing this.

  • @andrewmullen5770
    @andrewmullen5770 2 роки тому +2

    Man your videos never cease to amaze me, on a lot of them I will sit there with my notebook and transcribe your note sheets 👍 the way you break down and organize the data really helps me to onboard some of these concepts. Thank you very much for what you do!

    • @w2aew
      @w2aew  2 роки тому +2

      As you may know, the notes sheets for my videos are usually available as a downloadable PDF file. The link can be found at the bottom of the video description on the UA-cam page for each video. For example, the notes from this video are here:
      www.qsl.net/w2aew/youtube/capacitor_types.pdf

  • @rish1459
    @rish1459 5 років тому

    Great job again; I love re-learning this stuff in a very concise manner! Bravo

  • @pauludrea4082
    @pauludrea4082 Рік тому +1

    Thank you very much for such a well made presentation. I learn a lot from your videos. All the best, Paul

  • @philipdonovan6510
    @philipdonovan6510 2 роки тому

    Totally informative and useful. Thank you for a well done and explained video on the most popular and visible caps!

  • @RicardoDiLago
    @RicardoDiLago 4 роки тому +1

    Love these videos, very well and clear presented. espescially like that you show it with test equipment. many others just talk about theory. well done!

  • @fggolding
    @fggolding Рік тому +1

    Thank you a lot. Very detail information, with a good voice. First time i see this channel.

  • @DucatiMTS1200
    @DucatiMTS1200 3 роки тому +1

    Perfect summary, excellent by any standard. Thank you for your most valuable time👍.

  • @caulktel
    @caulktel 7 років тому +1

    Good video Alan, never too old to learn.

  • @sanjaysethi7033
    @sanjaysethi7033 2 роки тому

    Nicely done, mon ami! Brought back old memories … and created a few new ones!!

  • @harbselectronicslab3551
    @harbselectronicslab3551 7 років тому +3

    Great.....sorely needed Video for beginners.....thumbs up for sure

  • @stevieboi61
    @stevieboi61 Рік тому +1

    from knowing nothing bout these things few minutes ago i do now. good job explaining. thanx👍

  • @johnwest7993
    @johnwest7993 2 роки тому

    This is the sort of information that turns a noob engineer or tech into an advanced one, one of the steps in ultimately earning the title 'senior'. I've been in the business all my life, but I've already watched this twice for small nuggets I've missed.

  • @erikisberg3886
    @erikisberg3886 Рік тому

    Another really great video!
    I am a scrounger for mica cap wherever I find them since they lately have become so expensive and hard to source. One current source I found at fairly decent price is the SMD ones from Cornell-Dubilier MC Series. Limited stock has been available at RS components. Used many of the 10pF 1000V 1210 ones with very good results.

  • @nbreeden
    @nbreeden 7 років тому +4

    Bravo, your 2^8 video. Really enjoy your videos and I always learn something.

  • @Darkipod
    @Darkipod 7 років тому +1

    Fantastic video I learned a absolute ton about caps!

  • @purza95
    @purza95 7 років тому

    You have answered so many questions I've had about capacitors. Thankyou! Two things I want to mention. My company sent a service memo out stating that they reverse polarized a small rectangular electrolytic cap in production. We had to go into the field and replace them. They would fail after about 5 years. The first one I did I had to remove 32 screws to get to the board!!!
    I recently bought a very, very expensive ceiling fan with a custom led light. When you turn on the light it hums worse than an amplifier that goes to eleven. I assume this is due to the ceramic caps resonating in the audio range used in the DC to DC converter.

  • @DeeegerD
    @DeeegerD 7 років тому +35

    Nice to see you back. You left out the Flux Capacitor?

    • @w2aew
      @w2aew  7 років тому +38

      I was too afraid of going back in time!

    • @tinygriffy
      @tinygriffy 5 років тому +10

      also the required 1.21 gigawatt might have been an obstacle

  • @jasonlaverty76
    @jasonlaverty76 7 років тому +1

    Excellent.
    I have a box full of salvaged Caps that you have now identified as Mica caps and I can use these for decoupling in my Audio amplifier projects. Many thanks for helping me in identifying them.

    • @w2aew
      @w2aew  7 років тому +4

      I'd be surprised if the mica caps would be large enough in value to be usable for audio frequencies (unless used in very high impedance circuits).

  • @rozendam
    @rozendam 7 років тому +3

    Thank you. Knowledge needs to be shared!

  • @Wil_Bloodworth
    @Wil_Bloodworth 4 місяці тому +1

    Great stuff. Love it. Thanks!

  • @senohpi
    @senohpi 7 років тому +1

    Thanks Alan, very informative!

  • @Radiowild
    @Radiowild 7 років тому +5

    Awesome video! Geez... You even had a "old buzzard" bread slicer! You didn't miss anything!

  • @boulder89984
    @boulder89984 4 роки тому

    Great material and presentation

  • @whitefields5595
    @whitefields5595 4 роки тому +1

    Very comprehensive - a 'Reference Video' for me!

  • @user-sq3xm6ll3i
    @user-sq3xm6ll3i Рік тому

    Excellent videos!

  • @jesusespeleta617
    @jesusespeleta617 3 роки тому +2

    Insane amount of respect for all the effort you’ve put in over the years to educate. My only question is where did you learn all of this stuff? For example this video, is this all industry knowledge? Do you browse academic journals in your spare time? Is it just experience and observation from looking at hundreds of capacitor data sheets? I hope to be one day as knowledgable as you are on anything, thanks again.

    • @w2aew
      @w2aew  3 роки тому +5

      Thank you very much, Jesus. Learning all this "stuff" came from a multitude of sources - ranging from years of working alongside some very smart people, reading a lot of good technical articles and books, studying component datasheets, learning from mentors and a ton of trial, error and experience. You know what they say... "Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement". All part of being in the engineering environment for nearly 40 years...

  • @hutlazzz
    @hutlazzz 3 роки тому

    such quality informative video... thanks alot sir

  • @miguelangelsimonfernandez5498
    @miguelangelsimonfernandez5498 7 років тому +1

    thanks, a very comprehensive introduction

  • @katziimeow5206
    @katziimeow5206 7 років тому +1

    Excellent video, learnt alot! Thanks!

  • @JackZimmermann
    @JackZimmermann 7 років тому

    Excellent as always! Thanks!

  • @alpcns
    @alpcns 5 років тому

    Very informative and interesting video. Thank you!

  • @Edisson.
    @Edisson. 2 роки тому +1

    Hi, I came across your perfectly shot video about capacitors, you talked about the temperature dependence, but it's a pity that you didn't point out the problem with soldering with polystyrene capacitors, it will permanently change its capacity when the terminals overheat during soldering. At present, it is no longer the case that the mark on the capacitor indicates the outer foil and it is necessary to do a hum test with an oscilloscope to identify it. I have met capacitors marked this way many times and often the outer foil was on the opposite side from the brand.
    Nice day 🙂Tom

  • @Lyndalewinder
    @Lyndalewinder 4 місяці тому +1

    Very good review of capacitor types

  • @DAVET38
    @DAVET38 7 років тому +1

    Another nice (and useful) video Alan. I found it very informative. It seems I am not the only one who has difficulty identifying the dielectric in the plastic film caps.

    • @w2aew
      @w2aew  7 років тому +2

      Very difficult unless you check out the device manufacturers data sheet.

    • @DAVET38
      @DAVET38 7 років тому +1

      Very true, Alan.

  • @nwfalls
    @nwfalls 4 роки тому +1

    A comment to upvote the video. Great work, thank you!

  • @coloradowilderness3139
    @coloradowilderness3139 5 років тому

    Really wonderful. Very interesting real life ......
    I learn from you .
    Thanks

  • @mikesradiorepair
    @mikesradiorepair 7 років тому +5

    Excellent overview of capacitor basics. As Vern noted, the band on many modern film caps no longer accurately represents the outer foil. Paul did a very good video on demonstrating this and how to test them.
    A recommendation for another cap video is on safety and bypass capacitor applications. When restoring old tube equipment I always install modern X1/Y2 rated caps on the mains input.

    • @w2aew
      @w2aew  7 років тому +3

      Yes - Paul did an excellent video on that. Good point about the X and Y rated caps.

  • @colvinator1611
    @colvinator1611 2 роки тому

    Much appreciated, very helpful. Thankyou.

  • @woodywoodlstein9519
    @woodywoodlstein9519 5 років тому +1

    Great video.

  • @therealdjze
    @therealdjze 7 років тому

    Great video, very educational.

  • @old64goat
    @old64goat 7 років тому +1

    Great video!

  • @VeryMuchBlessed
    @VeryMuchBlessed 7 років тому +1

    Excellent! Good information. Thanks much.

  • @elipticolt17
    @elipticolt17 Рік тому +2

    Great Video thanks for that

  • @TheDefpom
    @TheDefpom 7 років тому +3

    Thanks, good video, I was confused about the paper caps with the bands when I came across them for the first time when doing a repair on my hp microwave frequency counter (video on my channel) the band threw me a bit!

  • @stephenkemp6870
    @stephenkemp6870 Рік тому

    A great video, thanks!

  • @rfengr00
    @rfengr00 7 років тому

    Nice tutorial. Those class 2 ceramics are also frequency dependent. Recently fixed an HF BPF where the designer thought they'd save space by using X7R caps in the resonators instead of NP0. They couldn't figure out why it was not working.

  • @fredb9724
    @fredb9724 3 роки тому +2

    This was a great video! You should do one for inductors too. Thank you

  • @kungfumaster8171
    @kungfumaster8171 7 років тому +1

    Excellent video thank you.

  • @JohnRaschedian
    @JohnRaschedian 4 роки тому

    As always, I learned a lot! Thank you very much!

  • @donnymac575
    @donnymac575 7 років тому +1

    excellent video. thanks for the information.

  • @MichaelLloyd
    @MichaelLloyd 7 років тому +4

    I'm extremely happy to see that you are getting around better. Ditto all of the other positive comments.

  • @microreniassance2929
    @microreniassance2929 2 роки тому

    Answered some questions for me. Thanks!

  • @Wyowanderer
    @Wyowanderer 7 років тому +1

    Excellent video, and very informative. Your use of graph paper reminds me of Forrest Mimms' notebooks.

    • @w2aew
      @w2aew  7 років тому +3

      The Mimm's Notebooks were my inspiration to become an engineer in the late 70s, early 80s.

  • @marklowe7431
    @marklowe7431 2 роки тому

    Great video indeed. Cheers.

  • @gilbus4989
    @gilbus4989 7 років тому

    Thanks. It gave me more knowledge on capacitors.

  • @Autotrope
    @Autotrope 3 роки тому +1

    Great video thanks

  • @judges69
    @judges69 7 років тому +1

    Great video, thank you

  • @johansvideor
    @johansvideor 10 місяців тому +2

    One way to tell the difference between Polyester and Poplypropylene film capacitors is that PP in general have much higher Q factor. This requires a proper LCR or capacitance meter, though. Common PE caps have typically a Q value of 100 - 200, whereas PP have >1000 or even >10 000, similar to PS caps and Micas. I noticed that cheap CBB (PP) caps that you can buy nowadays on Amazon, Ebay and from China, have the same Q factor as their similarly looking PE counterparts (Q around 200). I don't really know what's up with that. Maybe stick to known brands, especially for higher frequency stuff where Q matters.

  • @glenwoofit
    @glenwoofit 7 років тому

    Excellent Video

  • @jasona8396
    @jasona8396 6 років тому

    Awesome, great info

  • @Hadi-zw9mb
    @Hadi-zw9mb 4 роки тому

    Thank you very much to share this precious information.

  • @nonsuch
    @nonsuch 7 років тому

    Great vid.

  • @cschang3282
    @cschang3282 3 роки тому

    Super great video, help me a lot thanks

  • @camiemengineer
    @camiemengineer Рік тому

    VERY GOOD THANKS .. Didn't know about reverse voltage sensitivity of tantalums !

  • @robertw1871
    @robertw1871 5 років тому

    Great video that everyone can use, thanks.

  • @peterjohnson5586
    @peterjohnson5586 Рік тому +1

    Incredible. I wish you were my EE prof.

  • @koggism
    @koggism 6 років тому

    Very helpful, thank you.

  • @andymouse
    @andymouse Рік тому

    Fascinating...cheers.

  • @rul1175
    @rul1175 Рік тому

    Awesome videos. Can you make a playlist with the Back to Basic Series?

  • @electronicsexplained287
    @electronicsexplained287 6 років тому +1

    Amazing video series, I really can't thank you enough. Greetings from Kurdistan my friend

  • @jonmullins8460
    @jonmullins8460 7 років тому

    Another very informative video. One of these years I'll know about .001% of what you do.