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From: paulb@hcrvx1.UUCP (Paul Bonneau)
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Subject: Re: Big Capacitors
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Date: Tue, 27-Nov-84 17:17:20 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 27 17:17:20 1984
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[Out vile jelly!]

I have seen one of these suckers (1F).  A friend who works for a company
called Thalamus (making in-circuit IC testers) has access to these things
(don't ask me why).

I have always had a streak of pyrophilia and used to blow up lots of
electrolytics (just plug a low voltage high capacity one into good old
120VAC - BOOM!) and explode small pieces of wire by short circuiting big
caps with them.

So it was with great expectation that we charged this thing up.  Got a piece
of 16 gauge wire.  Taped it to a stick.  Sloowly approached the terminals
with it ... and ... nothing happened.  Apparently these things have a fairly
low internal resistance so they discharge shortly after the current is
removed.  Sigh.

Oh yes, this particular cap was about 2" in diameter and maybe 2" high.
Not imposing looking at all.  I think it was rated at about 13WVDC.
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I'm a man!  I'm not a horse!		Paul Bonneau
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