[Test-Equipment] ESR meter

[Ken Kaplan]

Not sure where the term "electrostatic capacitor" originated but that's 
what they are called in the Sprague TO-6A manual. As Sprague knows a 
little sumthin 'bout capacitors, I thought I'd use the term.

Now that we are talking about it, what does the suffix lytic mean with 
regards to electrolytic? The electro part I have (I think).

Maybe I should replace all those electrostatic caps in my receivers with 
electroquiet ones? All these years I thought that noise was in the aether.

Ken

On 6/28/2011 5:48 PM, Ron Youvan wrote:
> Ken Kaplan wrote:
>
>> Paper, mylar, poly, mica, etc. Just about everything except electrolytics.
>
>> Ken
>
>> On 6/27/2011 10:54 PM, DaveC wrote:
>>>> For electrostatic caps, I skip the ESR test and just do the
>>>> insulation resistance test.
>>>> ...
>>>> Ken
>
>>> What is an electrostatic capacitor?
>
>>> Dave
>
>     Does this mean someone coined a new name for the "non-polar" capacitors?
> When?