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Power supply output

  1. Aug 12, 2011 #1

    anameel

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    I am trying to make a capacitor by connecting + and - to the electrodes between two parallel plates. There are + and - and Ground in the power supply which of these should I connect to the two plates and how does it work.


    thanks
     
    anameel, Aug 12, 2011
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  3. Aug 12, 2011 #2

    LostConjugate

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    LostConjugate, Aug 12, 2011
  4. Aug 15, 2011 #3

    anameel

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    anameel, Aug 15, 2011
  5. Aug 15, 2011 #4

    anameel

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    I am having a problem to understand how this power supply works. (attached) photo.jpg


    could anyone please explain to me how it works. I am confused with the ground part. Also, I do not know what COM is?
     
    anameel, Aug 15, 2011
  6. Aug 15, 2011 #5

    Integral

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    Ignore it.

    You simply do not need it.

    If you have a DMM check resistance from that terminal to the ground prong on the power plug. They may be connected.

    I would guess that the Com terminal is just that, common. Again use your DMM to check resistance between the 2 com terminals.
     
    Integral, Aug 15, 2011
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