Single-phase motors, adjustable-speed drives (ASDs), and power factor (PF) correction applications often depend on capacitors to operate properly. This article explains how to test these critical ...

Virtually every type of electronic hardware incorporates capacitors, which are widely used for functions such as bypassing, coupling, filtering, and tunneling electronic circuits. However, to be ...

For electronics, your knowledge probably follows a bit of a bell curve over time. When you start out, you know nothing. But you eventually learn a lot. Then you learn enough to be comfortable, and ...

AVX Corporation has released a new series of fused high CV tantalum SMD chip capacitors with undertab terminations. AVX Corp. has released a series of fused high CV tantalum SMD chip capacitors with ...

Many single-phase motors used on refrigeration systems will incorporate some type of capacitor. They will either use a start capacitor to aid in its starting or a run capacitor to improve its running ...

AVX Corporation has introduced the new T4J Medical Series tantalum SMD capacitors. AVX Corporation has introduced the new T4J Medical Series tantalum SMD capacitors. Specifically designed for use in ...

In residential and light commercial HVACR, we work with run capacitors every day, and you may have noticed that they fail quite often. Because of this, many companies are beginning to integrate ...