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Which type of capacitor is in general use today?
Manganese, Polyvinyl, Mylar or Carbon. I surely doubt its carbon..
 
I never heard of a carbon capacitor. Some common types are Aluminum electrolytic, tantalum, ceramic, polycarbonate, polypropylene and polystyrene.
 
Not sure about polycarbonate: are you sure you don't mean polyester instead?

Don't forget mica (not used much anymore except for special RF capacitors). Also oil-filled (ditto).
 
Polycarbonate caps have been used extensively in applications where high precision, wide temp range and high effencies are desired. I do think they are being phased out, however.
 
There are three common types:

Ceramic - Made with various ceramic dielectrics which generally have a trade-off between capacitance per unit size and temperature stability.

Film - These have film dielectrics such as various plastics (polycarbonate, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyester, etc.) and paper (generally obsolete except for oil-filled paper).

Electrolytic - Polarized types. Largest capacitance values. Aluminum is cheapest and most common. Tantalum is more expensive but has better performance.
 
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hello, i'm new here. i have a question regarding capacitors...

is it plausible to connect a capacitor to a twin pronged dart and use that dart as a shock weapon. (i ask only for research for a publication i am working on, hope this is ok)

Why did you hijack someone else's thread?
 
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