[ARC5] More Condenser/Capacitor Trivia

[Bruce Long]

which suggests the units of micro-jars, nano-jars and pico-jars  although keeping  with the old style terminology perhaps the latter would be more accuraately refered to as a mmJ   ie  micro-micro-jar


      From: Bill Cromwell <wrcromwell at gmail.com>
 To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net 
 Sent: Monday, February 22, 2016 8:53 AM
 Subject: Re: [ARC5] More Condenser/Capacitor Trivia
   
My best guess (a scientific, wild eyed guess) was about the Leyden jars. 
I think I remember reading there was a standard size and that would lead 
to a more or less "standard" unit of capacitance that they called a 
'jar'. Maybe those jars were in pints or gallons just like today's radios.

73,

Bill  KU8H



On 02/22/2016 12:37 AM, Richard Knoppow wrote:
> "Jar" was a standard unit of capacitance early on. I may be able to 
> translate it to current values.  Of course, it comes from a Layden jar.
>

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