spike6
Newbie level 4
non polarized capacitor
Non-polarized Electrolytic Capacitor:
A non-polarized electrolitic capacitor can be made by connecting two normal electrolitics back to back. However, does not this connection half the capactance of the pair? For example if I connect two 6800uf caps back to back is not the total circuit capacitance now 3400uf? However, if each cap is paralleled by a diode such that the back-biased cap is bypassed by its parallel diode would not this restore the full capacitance of 6800uf to the circuit and minimize the reverse voltage load on the back-biased cap as well?
Non-polarized Electrolytic Capacitor:
A non-polarized electrolitic capacitor can be made by connecting two normal electrolitics back to back. However, does not this connection half the capactance of the pair? For example if I connect two 6800uf caps back to back is not the total circuit capacitance now 3400uf? However, if each cap is paralleled by a diode such that the back-biased cap is bypassed by its parallel diode would not this restore the full capacitance of 6800uf to the circuit and minimize the reverse voltage load on the back-biased cap as well?