Electronic – What’s this symbol (- capacitor with wire through the middle?)

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I've occasionally come across this symbol which appears to be a capacitor with a wire through the middle – but I've never seen it on anything where I could physically get a look at what component it corresponded to, and I've never seen it defined in a list of component symbols. Have a look at the first schematic here and look at the earth rail – you'll see what I mean. It's always puzzled me – can anyone shed any light?

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Best Answer

If I'm looking at the correct symbol, that's a feed through capacitor.

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They are common on RF devices where they allow wires to enter a shielded enclosure.

Looking at the picture from the link you gave here they are:

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