[AT] Names that have become generic

Phil Auten PGA2 at hot1.net
Wed Mar 31 15:59:55 PST 2004


Capacitor is the correct term for the electronic component. A "condenser"
would actually be a part of a refrigeration system or a still.

Phil

At 05:27 PM 03/31/2004, you wrote:
>Why is a condenser called a condenser?  It is actually a capacitor.  It
>stores an electrical charge and acts as a buffer, but how can one "condense"
>electricity? :-)
>
>Brian




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