Jim Repass
New Member
I have a question about capacitors. I have read two different descriptions of how they work and wish to know which is correct. The first was an analogy to a water pipe supplying water to fill a container. The container will hold a supply of water and after the valve is shut off, the container will still supply water until it is empty (see figure 1). The second description was that it is like a bucket. When it is full of water (fully charged), it will pour its contents into the circuit (see figure 2). Each of these descriptions will have a drastically different effect on a circuit. Which is correct? Are both correct, if so how? Is there a place I can learn the basic functions and descriptions of different types of capacitors? Thank you. –Jim Repass