... after a long period of time, the charge stops flowing and the capacitor is said to be fully charged The full charge is given by the formula Q = CV, where C is in farads, Q is in coulombs, and ... water pipe analogy can serve to illustrate the point Consider a water hose connected to a cylinder full of packed sand The amount of water that could flow through the cylinder will depend on the ... typical capacitor has capacitance measured in microfarads (¹F) This is one millionth of a farad A full farad of capacitance is possible, but it is not the usual circuit component Capacitors cover...