what is the basic difference between capacitor and condenser ?

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what is the basic difference between capacitor and condenser ?..

Answer / anup

actually taking about the condenser and capacitor the word they does is same but the applications are different as capacitor is used for low power applications and condenser is used in high power applications

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what is the basic difference between capacitor and condenser ?..

Answer / shaji corona

capacitor is astorage devise of electricity and condenser
is same but use the name in industrial

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what is the basic difference between capacitor and condenser ?..

Answer / lokesh kumar yadav

Condenser store energy for mechanical output.(As refrigerator,fan etc. )
Capacitor store energy for ac output.

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what is the basic difference between capacitor and condenser ?..

Answer / dhruvin patel

I think question was asked for capacitor and sync. condenser.
both are used for improving power factor. sync.condenser mean the sync. motor running in overexcited mode (in dis state it provides leading current).

basic difference is Capacitor is static device and condenser is rotating device for P.F Improvement.

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what is the basic difference between capacitor and condenser ?..

Answer / jai singh

u can say condenser is a capacitor but only in electrostatics but in thermodynamics it uses to gaseous molecules into liquid.

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what is the basic difference between capacitor and condenser ?..

Answer / saleem khan

Condenser - It is condance the water or liquid from Gas and
vapour.It is a device used to Remove heat energy from a
Gas and vapors and condance(convert) into liquid form.

Capacitor - Is a device used to store electrical energy.In
the layman language condenser means capacitor.

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what is the basic difference between capacitor and condenser ?..

Answer / vinit tomar

condencer- it works on ac supply, and it has no polarity to connected .

capacitor-it works for dc supply,and it has a polarity to connected.

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