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  1. Why do capacitors short out at high frequencies? - Straight Dope

    Feb 19, 2003 · Simple question I guess. What causes capacitors to short out at high frequencies? Not neccessarily “high” but why does the frequency of a signal cause a cap to act as a short?

  2. What does a capacitor do? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope

    Apr 14, 2010 · A capacitor does two basic things: It can store charge, which is used to provide power filtering and power storage. If blocks DC, and passes AC (at a rate that is proportional to the …

  3. Well Pump and control box issues - Straight Dope

    Sep 22, 2010 · Hello, I live on a small farm and have a well with a submersible pump. From time to time, the water will stop running, so I go out to the well pit and do this: Turn off the power to the control …

  4. How long for a TV to discharge before I can gut it? - Straight Dope

    Oct 10, 2004 · But anyway: what you do is you need physical access to the [big] power supply capacitor [s] leads, and then you need to short each of the capacitor leads to (another) electrical ground with a …

  5. A little ceiling fan help please. Capacitor issues, I think

    Jul 10, 2021 · The capacitor is 4 wire and says C61 E185116. Gray —6uF +/-5% — Green Gray —6uF +/-5% — Brown You can see a picture of it here. It seems that this capacitor doesn’t exist anywhere …

  6. Vehicle airbag capacitor discharge time - Straight Dope

    Jan 14, 2010 · Do they have something like a diode to prevent this or a large value resistor limiting discharge back to the car system, or are they isolated and a large value resistor discharges the …

  7. Hypothetical: what does President Vance do? - Straight Dope

    Nov 19, 2025 · Let’s pretend that Trump doesn’t finish his term due to health reasons, impeachment, or whatever fantasy you want to entertain. Vance is now the President. What do you think his agenda …

  8. How many volts and amps does it take to kill a human?

    Oct 22, 2015 · … He told me the HV capacitor can deliver 1000s of volts and 100s of amps to the body. Since watts = volts * amps, and since most microwaves use 600 watts of power, his numbers are …

  9. Help me understand how a diaphragm carburetor works

    May 6, 2025 · To help orient you, the long black thing angling up/left from bottom right is the throttle valve, shown wide-open with air moving away from your eyeballs through the venturi in the middle. I …

  10. Hate filling up for gas in the cold of winter? I feel like I need to ...

    5 days ago · So I pull up to the pump, open my app, enter the pump number and turn the pump on. The app will apply any points you may have and pay for the gas; while you stay warm and toasty in your …