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Charles Platt - Make Electronics - Fig. 2.88 Displacement Current

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This sketch shows displacement current: press the left button once and the LED will light up briefly despite the capacitor supposedly blocking current. Press the left button again and nothing will happen. Reset the circuit by pressing the right button

published 9 years ago

dansperfect

9 years ago

What gives you the idea that a capacitor blocks current? Capacitors discharge all there energy at once which would give you current

faceblast

9 years ago

more like Charles Prat

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