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Well, maybe that's how YOU 'define most caps', but that's not the ELECTRICAL length...

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In Reply to: The distance between the leads defines most caps ... posted by Monkey Bones on October 9, 2005 at 13:32:37:

...of a capacitor.
But since we both agree that the entire subject is WAY too arcane to consider seriously, it's a moot point, huh?!?!

Nothing to do with me - just the shortest distance - Monkey Bones 16:07:50 10/09/05 (0)
That's why they can have so low impedance at high frequencies. Mostly determined by the lead length and spacing.

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