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Re: John Thorton's Primary Current Article
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 1/11/2002

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Inductors and capacitors require what is called five time constants (greek letter Tau) to charge and discharge. To compute Tau, for the inductor, Tau = inductance (L) divided by resistance (R). This v... Login to read more.