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Re: Solar Capacitor
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Sun, 1 Apr 2001 02:04:32 GMT
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MICAHX@KIHsaynotospam.NET
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Bob Fay wrote:

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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