Ka wehewehe ʻana o ka capacitor pā like
ʻO ke capacitor papa like he capacitor i loaʻa i ʻelua mau papa alakaʻi like, ʻo kēlā me kēia papa he ʻāpana like (A) a me ʻelua mau papa i hoʻokaʻawale ʻia e kahi mamao (d), e like me ka mea i hōʻike ʻia ma ke kiʻi ma ka hema. Hoʻopiʻi maikaʻi ʻia kekahi o nā papa alakaʻi (+Q) ʻoiai ʻo kekahi papa alakaʻi i hoʻopiʻi maikaʻi ʻole ʻia (-Q), kahi i ka nui o uku uila ma kēlā me kēia pā ua like. I ʻole e neʻe ka uku i ka molekole ea, ua hoʻokaʻawale ʻia ka capacitor mai ke kaiapuni, a ma waena o nā pā ʻelua, aia kahi hakahaka.
ʻIke ʻia ke kiʻi o ka puka mai luna mai. E nānā hou i kahi laʻana kahi i paʻi ʻia ai ka puka i nā ikaika ʻelua like i loaʻa ka nui a me ke kuhikuhi like, kahi i kū pololei ai ke kuhikuhi o ka ikaika i ka puka. I ka wā mua, ua paʻi ʻia ka puka me ka ikaika o F.