Could one of our more knowledgable contributors explain to me the purpose of "capacitors" (?) in certain RV-12 electrical circuits (e.g., AP servos, fuel pump, strobes, pulsed landing light, etc.)?
It is my understanding that the capacitors serve to dampen or absorb (to GRND) the on and off electrical impulses generated by these intermittently-powered devices. These on and off impulses create a varying field in the wire that induces an undesirable flow of currrent? Left undamped, these on and off impulses would generate undesirable electronic noise or interference in nearby sensitive circuits (e.g., intercom, data, audio, etc.)?
Is this a correct (if somewhat basic) understanding?
Thanks.
It is my understanding that the capacitors serve to dampen or absorb (to GRND) the on and off electrical impulses generated by these intermittently-powered devices. These on and off impulses create a varying field in the wire that induces an undesirable flow of currrent? Left undamped, these on and off impulses would generate undesirable electronic noise or interference in nearby sensitive circuits (e.g., intercom, data, audio, etc.)?
Is this a correct (if somewhat basic) understanding?
Thanks.