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    How is current passing through the capacitor in the following schematic?

    I appreciate all the responses and apologies for my sloppy title which I think threw off some of the responses I received. I still need to do some experiments on the breadboard to get my head around this but wanted to get on here to thank all of you.
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    How is current passing through the capacitor in the following schematic?

    Yes, I was trying to convey in diagram #3 that a complete path is necessary for the capacitor to discharge. In the original schematic, I didn't believe that the path was complete because the transistor Q2 was off and therefore not completing the path similar to diagram #3. I don't see how Q2...
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    How is current passing through the capacitor in the following schematic?

    It is the capacitor discharging that is confusing me in the schematic. The capacitor will not discharge unless the capacitor has a complete path correct? For example, I have attached a drawing. Let's assume that the capacitor is charged and inserted into the schematic. If I pull the power...
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    How is current passing through the capacitor in the following schematic?

    Question derived from experiment 11 from Make:Electronics 2nd edition by Charles Platt. The author explains that when Q1's base is positively biased, Q1 begins sinking current from the left side of C1. Also the right side of C1 goes momentarily below zero volts. My thought is that current...
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