Blowing up capacitors

Apr 05, 2023 Last reply: 2 years ago 68 Replies

In message <op.178npcjomvhs6z@ryzen>, Commander Kinsey snipped-for-privacy@nospam.com writes

You can certainly get non-polarised (asexual?) electrolytic capacitors (internally two polarised caps connected back to back).

I said bisexual like bipolar (the real name) - because it will go either way. Asexual would mean it went neither way, that wouldn't be a useful capacitor.

In series? So a reversely connected capacitor is a dead short?

Could I therefore use a pair of polarized caps connected as such?

And the pistons don't piss...

In message <op.1780iw2jmvhs6z@ryzen>, Commander Kinsey snipped-for-privacy@nospam.com writes

Presumably.

Yes - although possibly the caps are specially made for the job. Google provides loads of info. I'm going to read up on it.

Driver: Piston broke. Drunk: Same here.

I can make it look like I'm not drunk or stoned.

I can make it look like I'm not drunk or stoned.

I can make it look like I'm not drunk or stoned.

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