caps
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Burning Brakes
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From: Bueche Louisiana
caps
i have a couple of one farad capacitors lying around my question is over time do they wear out and how can i determine what resistor i should charge them with since i lost the original that came with each one (does it matter ) or am i going to have to toss them in the garbage they are 20v normal 24v surge it that makes a difference
thanks in advance
thanks in advance
Race Director
Joined: May 2003
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From: Iowa
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
Though I'm no guru, I wish I was on vacation. It is frickin' cold here, high today is going to be 4 above, wind chills will keep that at least 10 below all day and about 50 below tonight.
Caps...a few years old, you should have absoutely no problems. Caps can last forever, I have a console stereo (tubes) from WWII times and the caps are still fine.
As for the resistor, it is there to DISCHARGE the cap and for storage. In the USAF, we HAD to keep the positive and negitive connected. Even though the caps were not connected to equipment, not even one wire, we had so much RF around, the caps would charge on their own. A lot of those caps could easily send you into defib and hence, possibly die. The would sound louder than a shotgun when discharged on the run, just about chit your pants loud.
PS With 5 years in USAF electronics, I glow at night and my daughter has 3 arms
Caps...a few years old, you should have absoutely no problems. Caps can last forever, I have a console stereo (tubes) from WWII times and the caps are still fine.
As for the resistor, it is there to DISCHARGE the cap and for storage. In the USAF, we HAD to keep the positive and negitive connected. Even though the caps were not connected to equipment, not even one wire, we had so much RF around, the caps would charge on their own. A lot of those caps could easily send you into defib and hence, possibly die. The would sound louder than a shotgun when discharged on the run, just about chit your pants loud.
PS With 5 years in USAF electronics, I glow at night and my daughter has 3 arms
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Fort Knox
why is it that the last 3 times ive tried to reply to this thread, it didnt save.. ??!??!
oh well, now im tired of typing it out again
Basically, dont need to charge your caps.
THE END.
sorry, My last 3 messages were like 400 words long, and im just sick of typing at this point.
snoopdan
oh well, now im tired of typing it out again
Basically, dont need to charge your caps.
THE END.
sorry, My last 3 messages were like 400 words long, and im just sick of typing at this point.
snoopdan
