Doc wrote:
>
> On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, R. D. Davis wrote:
>
> > Quothe Gene Buckle, from writings of Sat, Jun 08, 2002 at 07:24:38AM -0700:
> > > he went into RS looking for a GaSFET and was promptly told that he might
> > > have better luck in an auto parts store.
> >
> > Back when I was in high school, when a 1 farad capacitor would have
> > been, physically, huge (probably about the size of an RS store, or
> > something like that), one could telephone a RS store and ask for a 100
> > farad, 1KV, capacitor and the sales clerk would say "I'll check to see
> > if we have any."
>
> Just a sanity check, here. What would be the _DC_ rating of a
> momentary switch rated at 3A, 125VAC?
>
> Doc
About 175 volts. Most 1 farad caps are rated at 5.5 volts.
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