Capacitors

Capacitors

Industry: Electrical equipment; Electronic components

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Capacitors

Plasticizer

Electronic components; Capacitors

Chemical agent added to plastics to make them softer and more flexible.

Polarity

Electronic components; Capacitors

An electrical condition determining the direction in which current tends to flow. The quality of having two opposite charges.

Polyamide

Electronic components; Capacitors

A polymer in which the structural units are linked by amide or thioamide groupings.

Polycarbonate resins

Electronic components; Capacitors

Polymers derived from the direct reaction between aromatic and aliphatic dihydroxy compounds with phosgene or by the ester exchange reaction with appropriate phosgene derived precursors.

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)

Electronic components; Capacitors

Chemical pollutant formerly used in oil-filled capacitors which have been outlawed since the 1970's and are no longer used in the capacitor and transformer industries.