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Types of capacitors

Electrical Technology · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes

Ceramic, electrolytic, film and variable capacitors: how they look, whether they are polarised, and which Kenyan jobs each one fits.

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  3. Capacitance, units and what changes C
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