I don't want this too be too late so just gonna throw this up rn and edit it later with my notes later so look forward to learning about capacitors :)
Fuck it we ball, capacitors what I know of them is they help motors start. In HVAC we got two of them run capacitor a and start capacitors. Motors that are aren't 3 phase need a phase shift to get them going. Thing is motors need power coming in to be just right if a start capacitor is left running it will draw locked motor amperage and shut it all down so it's put in series with a PTC relay (once this gets too hot it opens and shuts off power to the start capacitor) letting just the run to do it's thing.
Capacitors need to be tested by isolating and discarding them and checking for capacitance in microfarads. The rating is usually on the capacitor and needs to be within +-10%. On the capacitor the voltage is supplied too with 2 different values. The higher value is the real one so this means you can use it on a size lower if you want. I've heard of testing them under load to fully get how they work,you take amperage on the start winding then multiply by 2652 then divide voltage across the capacitor to check if it's good.
Anyway capacitors got oil in them to dissipate heat, thin plates of metal and plastic between them to insulate. These are used to store power, try not to fuck with them even unplugged they can still hurt you. The oil can also be an issue obvs. Anyway they store and discharge voltage they don't boost it, at least in ac systems. If you read a higher voltage it's most likely back EMF generated from the motor as it runs. Anyway you gotta take this into account when sizing relays.
One more thing capacitors when wired in series will have reduced capacitinace, 1/C +1/C but wired in parallel you just add them C+C. Probably doesn't mean much to people but for electricians it's useful if you don't have the right size. Only connecting them in parallel is probably the only reason to do it practically.
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Thoughts about sexuality, sex
For most of my adult life, it’s felt like it only makes sense to say I’m asexual, but I’ve always had a deeper feeling that to accept that would be to misunderstand myself. I never know where to go with that thought though.I’ve had sex a few times. Each time there were parts of it I really enjoyed, but overall I felt uncomfortable, and later worried about the other person expecting me to have sex with them again.
In hindsight I can say those were not people I would want to explore sex with, and theoretically it would be better with the right partners, but it’s hard for me to imagine that. It would help to find trans partners, but just meeting trans people is going very slowly already.
Some of it happened when I was an egg, and some of it was at a time when I was trying to convince myself I was happy with where I was in my transition. In both cases it brought things to the surface that I didn’t know how to process.
I’m on E now, and that might be opening up new possibilities of what sex could mean to me, but I’ve mostly been treating it as a relief to have even less of a sex drive.
There’s very little in my surface level feelings that shows any sign of ever wanting to have sex again. But I think on a deeper level I would be happier if I could develop a place for sex in my life. I worry that’s just internalized ace-phobic societal norms, but I think I’ve rejected enough norms to recognize a genuine feeling.
I think I want bottom surgery some day, but I’m not comfortable getting it with so many unanswered questions about what I want out of my genitals sexually.
Any kind of reply is appreciated. I feel like I’ve been mostly shouting into the void lately (other places, not here).
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the asexuality spectrum has a variety of sexual desires & unique ways that we relate to sex. Ace is characterized by lack of sexual attraction, or demi- and gray variations. Your desire to have sex doesnt make you less ace or acephobic ☺️
so dont worry too much if you find yourself making space for that in your life, your feelings are your best guide for if that choice is right for you. Sometimes it does take finding the right partner to experience this with, and to ultimately know where you stand.
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First off ace is totally valid and you could be ace. You could be grey ace too. Maybe even ace but open to regular sex after trust and emotional intimacy has been established.Maybe you'd want sex more if you had a vagina? Like maybe it's mere bottom dysphoria? Only because youre thinking about it, not because you can't be ace.
Regardless, you can get zero depth vaginoplasty. Recovery is way faster. No dilations and no penetrative sex ever, whcih might be totally fine for you.
I get ya
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I consider myself ace**probably, but maybe its just bottom dysphoria that makes me have a hard time finding people attractive. I differ from a lot of aces in a few ways and I know if I did have sex, I'd certainly prefer if I had bottom surgery (not zero-depth) first. I also just struggle with recognizing my own emotions often, which makes being confident about being ace difficult. Regardless of sexual attraction, I do find some kink appealing, but haven't ever tried engaging with that just because social anxieties.
Anyways, you certainly aren't alone.