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mfd.

American  

abbreviation

  1. manufactured.

  2. microfarad.


mfd British  

abbreviation

  1. manufactured

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A variable condenser of .001 mfd. capacitance can be connected in the ground wire, as shown in Fig.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

They have a capacitance of 1 mfd. and will stand 750 volts.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

Finally, shunt the head phones and the .001 mfd. fixed condenser and you are ready to try out conclusions.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

The Aerial Condenser.—This condenser is made up of three fixed condensers of different capacitances, namely .0003, .0004 and .0005 mfd., and these are made to stand a potential of 7500 volts.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

The variable condenser used in series with the aerial wire system has 26 plates and is equal to a capacitance of .0008 mfd. which is the normal aerial capacitance.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)