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LEGO capacitor cares about polarity
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Fri, 30 Mar 2001 03:33:39 GMT
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Original-From:
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Tilman Sporkert <tilman@webmethods.SAYNOTOSPAMcom>
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I found some information about the LEGO capacitor that might help close this
discussion at
http://www.lego.com/dacta/hardware/capacitor.asp
Electrical Characteristics
- 1 Farad @ 2.5 Volts Capacity or about 3.125 joules
- Operating voltage 2.5 Volts normal, 4 Volts Charging Max.
- 250 mA Maximum charging/discharging current
- Red LED flashes when fully charged to 2.5 Volts
- The LEGO Capacitor is protected against reverse polarity charging and will
not fully charge in this case.
Cautions
- Observe polarity when charging the LEGO Capacitor
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Message is in Reply To:
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| (...) Don't forget the selling of Lego Technic to George Lucas! I agree the Dacta Catalog is repleat with wonderful kits that are unavailable to the consumer. The solar kit is one of the most fascinating and would be a wonderful way for children and (...) (23 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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