What is the difference between a capacitor and a condensor?

ripplenwinder

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• Dec 11th, 2013

There is no difference with the exception or semantics and argument. Tesla use to call a capacitor a condenser we now call a condenser a capacitor. Schematics symbol for both are the same!

Pruthvi

• Oct 21st, 2013

Main diff. b/w Condensers and capacitors are
i. Condensers are rotating while capacitors are static
ii.Smooth flow in KVAR can be obtained through condensers while it cannot be obtained through switching capacitor banks.

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