[TCML] Break rate continued

[Andrew Robinson <teslamad@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks for all your answers. Thats kinda what I figured but wanted to be 
sure. I dusted off the old calc and physics books to see if I could find 
some help. Does anyone remember the old capacitor charging calculations. 
They solved for charge as a function of time. Doing the differential 
equation I come out with:

q(t) = CE(1-e^(-t/RC)) where RC is the time constant tau. I think this 
is in reference to DC circuits though. I'm pretty sure the reactance and 
frequency play a role in the charging time. Since im guessing this 
equation is incorrect can you point me towards the correct equation to 
calculate the time it takes to charge the capacitor. From there I can 
determine the correct break rate for the RSG as suggested. I saw the 
JAVA calculator but im not crazy about using calculators like that. I 
really prefer to do the math myself so I understand the concepts behind 
it, not just plug in some numbers, shoot off to my local hardware store, 
and say hey look what I can do lol. Im not saying anything bad about the 
calculators out there. I think they are great! Great way to check your 
work. Just not my style.

Regards,
Andrew Robinson
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