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Capacitor Bank 10 kJ

Time to get serious! A capacitor bank like this stores electrical power which can be released very rapidly. For example the two grey capacitors previously provided power to pulse a laser in the “Star Wars” program. “Continue reading” for more details and photos. Continue reading →

Exploding Stuff

Exploding stuff is simple and fun. Just put the conductive stuff to be exploded across the capacitor output and it will vaporize (unless it’s a hot dog). The capacitor bank is discharging 5 kJ in to some steel wool for more impressive sparkler effects.
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