Capacitor bank will discharge in a hurry

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By jonahbc
Posted 2008/09/23 @ 8:18 pm
Category Computers & Mobile, Electronics

This 24kj capacitor discharge bank is configured for 4500v @ 2400uf and can be charged up using microwave oven transformers. When triggered, it can release all of this stored energy in under a millisecond through a triggered spark gap. Check out the video to understand the magnitude of this thing but please, don’t try this at home.

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8 Responses to Capacitor bank will discharge in a hurry

Bryce on September 24th, 2008 at 8:48 am said:

The maniacal laughter makes me question of this person is really sane enough to be handling such a deadly device. D:

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tekproxy on September 24th, 2008 at 8:58 am said:

Did anyone notice that secondary spark? What’s up with that?

That doll was amazing. Listen to them giggling like … well, like any man would, really. Kudos.

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ap1.myopenid.com on September 24th, 2008 at 9:15 am said:

or EMT.

or coroner.

“You were doing what?”

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The Oracle on September 24th, 2008 at 10:16 am said:

Having done this on a larger scale in a University Physics lab, I am very surprised it would take a milisecond to discharge this. My guess would have been in the fraction of a microsecond range. Maybe if they have a resistive load in one of the leads, it will slow the discharge rate.

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mlange.myopenid.com on September 24th, 2008 at 1:45 pm said:

Obvious cat is obvious?

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ep on September 24th, 2008 at 2:12 pm said:

last laugh coming soon…

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Bob D on September 24th, 2008 at 5:37 pm said:

Love the complete and total lack of safety equipment. That bucket seems to protect (quite poorly) everything but what is right in front of the opening -the guys that built it. This type of behavior is extremely poor. Guys, get a clue, learn to conduct your business safely. If it walks like a jackass and quacks like a jackass….

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Anonymous on September 25th, 2008 at 2:08 pm said:

Jackasses don’t quack.

Quack.

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