MAKE presents: The Capacitor

Simple yet effective, they come in a dizzying array of forms and materials. Vital to so many circuits for storage, timing, and filtration - the mighty capacitor!

audio and video by Collin Cunningham

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[edgeeffect]

It's a pity we don't see so much of Collin Cunnigham on YouTube any more. He's a great video presenter... one of the best.

[skateboarderlucc]

For a video uploaded in 2009 this is before its time quality wise.

[Menimitz]

I am an ECET major, and this video series is the best one I have found for these topics. It makes them very simple and easy to understand. Now I can easily teach these concepts to others and even refresh my own respect for them easily.

Thanks.

[amartinjoe]

i love this demonstration! thanks for opening up the capacitor....always helps to know what these things are made of.
that demo of a crude capacitor (plastic bottle and aluminum foil) is an excellent way to demonstrate the capacitor's properties.

[stevejackson]

Collin, you're the LORD of electronics!

[njballer]

great teacher. I don't know how he is so humble.

[javisan]

I have read and seen many video and they weren't able to translate or explain, things like you do; please don't stop making videos.

[Exclamity]

Thanks. I have been doing some electronics stuff as a hobby but I have been confused. After watching a bunch if these videos I am back on track with no more troubles.

[mariasequira]

You are the one of the best practical teacher...

[eggfooyoung]

Very nice group of videos. I've learnt a few things this evening. I liked the bit of history thrown in to show the roots of progress. Thanks

[skywalkr]

I love this guy, he explain very well and even beginners shall easily understand the explanation. Nice One Again!

[SemmoorSemmoor]

this guy is the best one to teach electronics his funny way of teaching makes people understand

[domobrah]

the intro had me laughing 😂. amazing video yet again from collin and the make crew

[freakypie]

thanks I am from India and have been looking for the functionality of various electronic components and in India we have bee taught in a fashion where there is literally no scope of learning although we have been thought conceptually about various things but no illustration, keep up the good work

[Conde]

I must admit .. you are the best, , you explain things the way it should .. thanks for taking your time to do it keep doing it .. God Bless

[jtgober]

youre the best teacher ever. i wish u could have been my high school teacher

[chopperboi]

I just made one at my EMS station, we we're bored, and as everyone else was sittin around thinkin of something to do, and i got some alum. foil, a plastic Folgers can (always around lmao), some spare wire from the light bar switch we just did on our fly car, PVC pipe, and a polyester windbreaker, and it worked! Everyone here was gettin pretty good kicks out of it, even though it didn't work that well, i kinda made it in a hurry, we'll see if we can make it better, thanks for killing boredom! XD

[jasonbadler]

good video. Thanks for putting it in HD to, it looks so much better.

[egyember]

0:19 *notices It's copyrighted music*

[mafhper]

Collin is something precious and we must protect him. ;)