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Polarized Capacitor

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Used in 13 public circuits

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Details

Manufacturer

Generic


Part number

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Pins

2


Used in

13 circuits


Added

May 2026

About this component

A polarized electrolytic capacitor with leakage and reverse clamp behavior.

Parameters

Basic settings
5 parameters
ParameterNameDescriptionDefault

C

Capacitance

Capacitance between the positive and negative terminals.

10u F

RLEAK

Leakage resistance

High-value parallel resistance for forward leakage.

10Meg Ohm

ISREV

Reverse diode IS

Saturation current for the reverse clamp diode.

1e-12

NREV

Reverse diode N

Emission coefficient for the reverse clamp diode.

1.8

RSREV

Reverse diode RS

Series resistance for the reverse clamp diode.

0.2 Ohm

Pins

Pins
2 pins
NumberNameDescription

1

P

Positive terminal of the polarized capacitor.

2

N

Negative terminal and normal return side of the polarized capacitor.

Public circuits using this component

13 total

Circuits
4 circuits
Circuit nameCreated byLast updated
TEST

Alexandre-Magne

Nov 1, 2026

New Circuit

nguyenquanghuy.91714.1920

Oct 23, 2026

New Circuit

Finley-Edds

Oct 20, 2026

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