>
> John Lyles wrote:
> > The stored energy in that capacitance at 3.6 KVDC is
> 8.1 kilojoules.
> > This is a tremendous amount to deal with for a power
> supply. Roughly
> > equivalent to the mechanical force of a part of a
> stick of dynamite when
> > it lets loose.
For "real world" reference :
A 22LR bullet starts off with about 100 joules.
A 5.56 rifle bullet around 1500.
A 50 cal machine gun bullet around 15000.
The .45x big game bullets would rate around 8000.
73 & Good morning,
Marv WC6W
http://wc6w.50webs.com/
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