answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Depends upon the capacitance. The time of holding charge can analyse by transient analysis.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: How long can a capacitor hold a charge for?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What electrical component can hold a charge?

A capacitor


Why should you discharge the capacitor before measuring the capacitance?

If you don't it could fry your equipment. A capacitor can hold a charge for anextremely long time even years depending on the physical size and capacitance. It can hold a strong enough charge to kill.


Can a ceiling fan capacitor hold a charge after power is removed?

A capacitor always stores charges unless its damaged


Electronic device that can hold an electrical charge for a period of time?

A capacitor!


Why is there a C in the equation for a discharging capacitor?

The C represents the capacitance (in farads) of the capacitor. It is a measure of how much charge a capacitor can hold. This is needed to know how much energy the capacitor is holding.


A 1000 uF capacitor hold 9.2 coulombs of charge what is the voltage on the capacitor?

9200 volts my 1000 uF capacitor only holds 10 volts


What does a power supply capacitor hold?

when the current supply to the capcitor it can store or hold little amount of charge


Capacitor not charge?

If a capacitor will not charge, it is open, i.e. damaged.


What is the net charge on the charged capacitor?

there is no net charge on the capacitor because nomber of positive and negative charge and negetive are equal.


What is a device used to store charge?

A capacitor stores an electric charge. An inductor stores a magnetic charge.


How a capacitor store charge?

by using capacitor plates. The length,area ,thickness and type of the plate determines the amount of charge a capacitor can store.


Why capacitor is connected to earth in circuit?

when a capacitor is connected to earth the potential of capacitor becomes zero. as a result all the charge residing on the conductors of a capacitor passes away and the final charge on capacitor becomes zero