Aluminum Electrolytics (was: M7891-DC 2a fuse on +12? fixed!)

From: der Mouse <mouse_at_Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
Date: Sat Feb 7 00:15:20 2004

> And speaking of War Stories: Ever been in the same room with an
> exploding 1.7F 800VDC storage bank?

> It's LOUD......

Hardly surprising, given how much energy is lurking therein. If my
arithmetic is right, that's about .3kWh. Release it all at once - or
even any significant fraction thereof - and yes, it's gonna go bang!

What was a 1.36 kilocoulomb bank used for, anyway? Railgun?

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