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Re: Solar Capacitor
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 1 Apr 2001 02:04:32 GMT
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micahx@+saynotospam+kih.net
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Bob Fay wrote:
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> I have been playing with a couple of Lego solar panels and the Capacitors.
> http://bobfay.users5.50megs.com/Solar.htm
> The label on the capacitor claims a value of 1 farad. Is this value possible
> in such a small component? I always thought a 1 farad capacitor would need a
> huge plate area. I am from the old school of vacuum tubes. I will say the
> cap unit does a great job of supplying a nice regulated 2.5 volts. I am
> really impressed with this unit.
Yeah it's for real. There's been alot of discussion about the capacitor
on here recently, just do a news search.
--
Regards
Micah J. Mabelitini - LUGNET #918
The University of Kentucky
SECC Middlesboro Academic Skills Resource Center
accutron@kih.net - http://www.users.kih.net/~micahx/
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