Re: Beginner : Joules to amperage

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Original poster: Albert Eardley <altech6983@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hello

Now I have the esr and esl the new ratings are

80uf
1600 VDC
Max ESR <15 Mohms
Max ESL <100 mH

If you can give me the formula then I can figure it
myself.

Thanks,
Albert

--- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Original poster: Albert Eardley
> <altech6983@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hello
>
> Sorry about the last message I went to hit the spell
> check but hit send. I was saying that I am going to
> use  them for a rail gun which is dc. they are rated
> for 1700 VDC at 80Mfd. I was probably going to hook
> 10
> in parallel. I can't find the Data sheet on them
> They
> are AEROVOX ENERGY DISCHARGE CAPACITORS
> ZD172EW080P01.
>
> Thanks,
> Albert
>
> --- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  > Original poster: Terry Fritz
>  > <teslalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  >
>  > Yes.  Of course! ;-))
>  >
>  > Cheers,
>  >
>  >          Terry
>  >
>  >
>  > At 12:24 PM 7/10/2005, you wrote:
>  > > >Original poster: Terry Fritz
>  > <teslalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  > > >Hi,
>  > >
>  > > >At 12:10 PM 7/9/2005, you wrote:
>  > >
>  > > >>Hello
>  > > >>I have a capacitor that is rated 80mfd at
> 1300
>  > Vac. I
>  > > >>calculated 676 joules.
>  > >
>  > > >E = 1/2 x C x V^2  == 1/2 x 80e-6 x 1300^2 =
> 67.6
>  > joules
>  > >
>  > >maybe e = 135.2 j, coz 1300 vac = 1838.5 vdc?
>  > >;-)
>  > >
>  > >---
>  > >Your not coiling unless your blowing capacitors!
>  > Then when you get things
>  > >worked
>  > >out to where the capacitors stop blowing, you
> start
>  > blowing transformers.
>  > >(c) Richard Quick 11-03-93 20:42
>  >
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