thanks, and Chroot,if i did have the know how that you have i wouldn't be here, but even if i did it still won't change the fact that series adds voltages, you obviously must not remember, because if you did know about wiring than you'd know that when wiring in series voltages are added, and...
what i mean by create is allow the ablity to charge all the caps, allowing the use of more voltages by spreading it over all caps, i have had 2 engineers tell me that this will work if you would like to see it for yourself just take a voltometer and put 2 AA in series, since they both have 1.5...
oh really? than how is it possible for 32 450 volt caps to equal 3.6kv? by wiring sub banks, each subank is made of 4 450V caps wired in parrallel. than all 8 banks are wire in series to creat 3.6 KV at 3100 uF equaling out to 16Kj. so if i do wire mine is series they won't cancel each other...
by wiring them in series ( think its series, ill check around but i think I am right), but i am having second though about the 100Kv i might rearggange them so that i have 5000 volts at a high Farads (i don't know how much higher yet) but as of right now they are being wired in series.
-pete-
i see what your saying but becase of the arrangement the total voltage comes out to 100,000. so the joules would be much higher, like two 50V 1F caps would make about 1700joules. my arrangement has 100,000 joules. any way, i need resistors to ensure that all the capacitors get the equal amount...
lol, you can measure electrical energy in joules (although it isn't done very much) the formula is E=1/2*C*(V*V) E is energy(in joules)
C is farads and V is voltage. so useing a 1F capacitor with 12 volts would only yeild about 72 joules. which is approximitly 50 Lbf of pressure. which is about...
i would agree, except they do not have the kind of power (measured in joules) to be useful. they bank i have right now has 100Kj(!) that's over 4 times as much energy as a small caliber naval gun. this much Is needed to experiment with plasma armatures (if your not aware of what ther are look at...
Hi, I am building a Rail Gun for a science fair, i am having trouble though. i do not know what kind of resistors i should get for charging\discharging. my capacitor bank is made up of 2000 50V 10000Pf radial type ceramic capcitors. i though all i needed was 2000 50V resistors. please reply by...