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Apple Computing Products:
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Solid-state motherboard capacitors?
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<blockquote data-quote="John T" data-source="post: 1189817" data-attributes="member: 178054"><p>Nothing has radically changed with capacitors since the 1920's. Admittedly, some types have been miniaturised since the introduction of the PCB (printed circuit board) that is nowadays used in solid state circuits in most electronic equipment.</p><p></p><p>The surface-mount versions of small value resistors and capacitors were developed specifically for use on PCB's. They are soldered directly across the relevant tracks on the board, thus obviating the need for connecting wires.</p><p></p><p>However, some larger value capacitors such as the electrolytic type, which, due to their size, are connected to the PCB via wires or tags. These are usually found in computer power supply - Apple included!</p><p></p><p>To claify things, have a look <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor" target="_blank">here</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John T, post: 1189817, member: 178054"] Nothing has radically changed with capacitors since the 1920's. Admittedly, some types have been miniaturised since the introduction of the PCB (printed circuit board) that is nowadays used in solid state circuits in most electronic equipment. The surface-mount versions of small value resistors and capacitors were developed specifically for use on PCB's. They are soldered directly across the relevant tracks on the board, thus obviating the need for connecting wires. However, some larger value capacitors such as the electrolytic type, which, due to their size, are connected to the PCB via wires or tags. These are usually found in computer power supply - Apple included! To claify things, have a look [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor"]here[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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