Capacitor as voltage rise potential

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The discussion centers on the function of capacitors in voltage rise potential, comparing them to high voltage electrostatic generators. It highlights the role of capacitors in LC circuits, which typically produce AC signals, and emphasizes that capacitors require a potential difference to build charge. The idea of cascading capacitors and diodes to enhance voltage potential while maintaining a DC signal is proposed, referencing the concept of a CW generator as a familiar mechanism.

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I was thinking about the function of a capacitor on a very basic level, and it occurred to me that the capacitor also resembles the high voltage electrostatic generator. There is the std LC circuit but that behaves as an AC signal. A capacitor will not build its charge without some potential difference occurring on it as the static generators do thru mechanical motion.

It would seem then that you could setup a cascade of capacitors and diodes to increase the voltage potential and maintain a dc signal, right?
 
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ah figured it out, old hat. CW generator, thought it sounded familiar..
 

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