RSSSupercapacitor contest!
Windell writes - "I've got a hundred supercapacitors and I haven't decided what to make out of them yet. So, I'm holding a little contest: Come up with a cool supercapacitor project and you could get ten of these little beauties." - Link.
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Jul 14, 2006 07:40 AM
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| Posted by: wolverine741776 on July 14, 2006 at 8:29 PM |
in my engineering class this year we made a backup lighting system in case of power failure using capacitors. Granted, we were limited to .8 farads, so we couldn't power nearly that much, but going by what I see there it looks like you could power some LED's for quite a while
| Posted by: ej00807 on July 17, 2006 at 8:36 AM |
I've always wanted battery free remotes. How about induction coil wireless charger and aerogel caps as battery substitutes.
| Posted by: ej00807 on July 17, 2006 at 8:38 AM |
I've always wanted battery free remotes. How about induction coil wireless charger and aerogel caps as battery substitutes.
| Posted by: ej00807 on July 17, 2006 at 5:33 PM |
How about flipping them on ebay for $20 a piece as some high tech lifetime universal cmos battery replacement kit?
Just draw off the hd power rail for contiuous recharge.
| Posted by: Elwood411 on July 21, 2006 at 9:32 AM |
I think an army of BEAM robots is in order! Light-tracking 'photopoppers' ... turn on the lights and the tiny bot army comes to life seeking the brightest light. Just goto www.solarbotics.com for the rest of the gear.
| Posted by: Ian12 on July 28, 2006 at 9:23 AM |
Acceleration help for electric car
Lethal blowgun ammo
Backup power for satellite
Homemade UPS
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