Amateur Extra › E5 Electrical Principles › E5D05
E5D05
What parasitic characteristic causes electrolytic capacitors to be unsuitable for use at RF?
Pick an answer to check it.
Answer: C. Inductance
Electrolytic capacitors are made with long rolled foils that have significant inductance. At RF that inductance makes them act poorly as capacitors.
Tip: Electrolytics are too inductive for RF.