pare ang capacitor talagang between positive and negative (in this case yung ground connection) ang kabit nyan. "shorted" talaga sya between the two terminals. inside the capacitor are 2 plates wound on top of the other (parang double helix) and in between the 2 plates is a separator (non-conductive). walang physical connection between the 2 plates kaya hindi sya shorted. there will just be a build up of electrical charge between the 2 plates.
capacitors have 2 uses. it stores electrical energy. it also acts as a filter for unwanted frequencies in the electrical circuit. kasi pag pasok ng static (an electrical surge) dun sa capacitor pag labas nya it will be in the same voltage as the average voltage so filtered out na sya.
parang battery in parallel ang kabit ng capacitor, + terminal to the + lead, - terminal to the - lead of your radio.
if you can get 20V 1000mFd mas ok kasi minsan umaabot ng +15 volts sa car.
Last edited by yebo; November 21st, 2003 at 11:07 PM.