[Amps] The power of an oversized electrolytic capacitor
k7fm
k7fm at teleport.com
Thu May 3 19:20:24 PDT 2012
We have been talking about the danger of having too much capacitance in the
power supply filter capacitor. I just read that large capacitor banks are
used to fire off nuclear bombs. That puts takes the discussion to a new
level. Also, I wonder if carrying a large electrolytic around might be
violating some federal or state law about having possession of bomb making
equipment? I can just see some prosecutor demonstrating the power of a
charged 300 ufd @ 10,000 volt cap - especially if the owner was a cb
operator.
73, Colin K7FM
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