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From: dietz@SLB-DOLL.CSNET (Paul Dietz)
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Subject: homemade railguns...
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Date: Fri, 17-Jan-86 08:09:39 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 17 08:09:39 1986
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>Sorry, computer grade capacitors aren't of any use for
>building railguns.  They have too much internal inductance
>to supply the sort of short, high-current pulse that you
>would need.  They won't even explode wires!  You might
>have better luck with photo-flash capacitors charged to
>an appropriately high voltage...

Rats!