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We did let the capacitor completely discharge and I believe we know this because we measured the maximum height that the mass was lifted and if the capacitor was not fully discharged the mass would continue to rise but I may be mistaken.

We measured the voltage while we were charging the capacitor to determine when our capacitor was fully charged. We used a 6V battery and measured voltages slightly less than that (~5.99-5.8)

Homework Statement In my lab, we are studying the efficiency of a simple DC motor. In order to do this, we related the initial potential energy of the capacitor to the final potential energy of a mass (which remained constant for all three capacitors) that the motor lifted. I was instructed...