Question:
How do I build a capacitor?
I need to build a working capacitor for my physics classI've read all the information I found, but I don't know how I can build a working oneDoes anyone know how to make a fairly small capacitor using just normal materials you can find around the house? I'd rather not have to spend very much to make one.
Answer:
fry up, beans on toast,put meat in a pan and add potatoes, lots of things
fry up, beans on toast,put meat in a pan and add potatoes, lots of things
Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs Camping Stylee Get two ziploc bags scramble your eggs, add your stuff (salt, peppa, cheese, cooked meat, onions, green pepper, whatever you eat in your eggs) Pour into one ziploc bag, put that bag into the other, in case of leaks (but it never leaks) BOIL for 10 to 15 minutes KILLER scrambled eggs without all that nasty camping clean up!!!!!!
The instructions below are very similar to how distribution capacitors are made at a factoryThis should take you less than an hour with common household materialsThe hardest part will be placing the saran wrap without it sticking to itself1) Take two 4' long sheets of aluminum foil and three longer sheets of saran wrap2) Lay down one sheet of saran wrap 3) Lay one sheet of aluminum foil on top, but slide it to one side so about 1.5 sticks out to one side4) Lay down the second sheet of saran wrap aligned exactly on top of the first sheet of saran wrap5) Lay down the second sheet of aluminum foil, but this time have 1.5 hang over the opposite side of the saran wrap 6) Lay down the third sheet of saran wrap aligned exactly on top of the other two sheets of saran wrap7) If you did this right, you now have two separate capacitor plates that are separated by saran wrap8) Roll the entire group of sheets on a long tubeThis assembly is 3 wider than the saran wrap and aluminum foil tubes, so use the tube from some wrapping paperIdeally the tube you wrap around is 2 to 3 in diameterDon't worrry, you slide out the tube in the next step9) When you're done rolling it up, slide the tube out 10) Carefully squish the pack flat with a stack of books11) You will now have a flat pack of two foil plates insulated by the saran wrap12) There is aluminum foil sticking out of each end of the packOn each end, carefully squish the foils together and attach a wire leadIn the capacitor factories, they crimp this connection13) Place your capacitor in a plastic container 14) If you want to increase the capacitance, fill the container with vegetable oilGood luck and let me know how it works outIf your physics teacher questions your design, tell him this is exactly how distribution capacitors are madeThe only difference is that the electric utility uses capacitors made up of multiple packs that each use far longer pieces of aluminum foil.
Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs Camping Stylee Get two ziploc bags scramble your eggs, add your stuff (salt, peppa, cheese, cooked meat, onions, green pepper, whatever you eat in your eggs) Pour into one ziploc bag, put that bag into the other, in case of leaks (but it never leaks) BOIL for 10 to 15 minutes KILLER scrambled eggs without all that nasty camping clean up!!!!!!
The instructions below are very similar to how distribution capacitors are made at a factoryThis should take you less than an hour with common household materialsThe hardest part will be placing the saran wrap without it sticking to itself1) Take two 4' long sheets of aluminum foil and three longer sheets of saran wrap2) Lay down one sheet of saran wrap 3) Lay one sheet of aluminum foil on top, but slide it to one side so about 1.5 sticks out to one side4) Lay down the second sheet of saran wrap aligned exactly on top of the first sheet of saran wrap5) Lay down the second sheet of aluminum foil, but this time have 1.5 hang over the opposite side of the saran wrap 6) Lay down the third sheet of saran wrap aligned exactly on top of the other two sheets of saran wrap7) If you did this right, you now have two separate capacitor plates that are separated by saran wrap8) Roll the entire group of sheets on a long tubeThis assembly is 3 wider than the saran wrap and aluminum foil tubes, so use the tube from some wrapping paperIdeally the tube you wrap around is 2 to 3 in diameterDon't worrry, you slide out the tube in the next step9) When you're done rolling it up, slide the tube out 10) Carefully squish the pack flat with a stack of books11) You will now have a flat pack of two foil plates insulated by the saran wrap12) There is aluminum foil sticking out of each end of the packOn each end, carefully squish the foils together and attach a wire leadIn the capacitor factories, they crimp this connection13) Place your capacitor in a plastic container 14) If you want to increase the capacitance, fill the container with vegetable oilGood luck and let me know how it works outIf your physics teacher questions your design, tell him this is exactly how distribution capacitors are madeThe only difference is that the electric utility uses capacitors made up of multiple packs that each use far longer pieces of aluminum foil.
