Re: drsstc

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Original poster: "Bob (R.A.) Jones" <a1accounting-at-bellsouth-dot-net> 


Subject: Re: drsstc


 > Original poster: "David Rieben" <drieben-at-midsouth.rr-dot-com>
 >
 > Bob(s):^),
 >
 > The latest capacitor technology has caps of much smaller
 > volume/energy ratios than either of the caps that you mention.
 > Difribrillators have a capacitor of appr. 5.2 kV at around
 > 35 to 40 uFD rating and they are not much larger than say two
 > combined microwave oven filter caps. I suppose their
 > peak current rating dosen't have to be that great since
 > they're designed to discharge across a relatively high
 > resistance - human chest :^O Even with the conductive gel
 > that they apply to the skin before shocking, the resistance
 > would still probably be in the dozens, if not hundreds of
 > Ohms.
 >

Hi David,

Thats very very impressive 540J in the volume of 2 MO caps WOW. That's
comparable to an electrolytic cap for energy density.
It would require more than 1500 Panasonic 0.15uF/2kV to do that.
But as its has been said before its one thing for a cap to have to charge
for a few seconds a few times a day.
and its a completely different duty to operate continuously.

Seriously off topic (sorry Terry) but what the h$## are they trying to do to
the patient 540J into his chest!!
Does it double as an elephant defibrillator too !!

Bob