But capacitors store DC

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In Reply to: RE: What do you mean by "poor" electricity? posted by Self-Inflicted on April 17, 2009 at 19:49:06:

I mean contaminated by the likes of RF, DC, broadband etc.

By the time the power gets to the filter caps it is DC, pulsating DC to be exact. The filter caps filter the pulses (ripple) and leave smooth DC.

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Topic - Who knows about power capacitors. - Self-Inflicted 16:03:41 04/17/09 (4)

What do you mean by "poor" electricity? - The Real Dick Hertz 17:44:24 04/17/09 (3)

RE: What do you mean by "poor" electricity? - Self-Inflicted 19:49:06 04/17/09 (2)

But capacitors store DC - Tweekeng 19:56:55 04/20/09 (0)

RE: What do you mean by "poor" electricity? - Tre' 09:31:22 04/18/09 (0)

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But capacitors store DC - Tweekeng 19:56:55 04/20/09 (0)

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