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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

25-06-2013, 14:25

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5 Farad caps

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Posted By transmitterdan

Re: 5 Farad caps

Fully agree with this statement.

In the US it's the EPA doing the accounting. All they care about is fuel efficiency and emissions (the latter is more important than the former). If start/stop...

Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

24-06-2013, 18:33

Replies: 27

5 Farad caps

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Posted By transmitterdan

Re: 5 Farad caps

Actually there is furious research going on in this area and some manufacturers are designing them in. These devices can be used to start a warm engine without using a battery at all. They can do it...

Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

24-06-2013, 18:05

Replies: 27

5 Farad caps

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Posted By transmitterdan

Re: 5 Farad caps

There isn't a lot of MTBF data available on super-caps yet. The internals are vastly different than aluminum electrolytics or most other capacitor types so comparisons aren't appropriate. The promise...

Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

24-06-2013, 09:55

Replies: 27

5 Farad caps

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Posted By transmitterdan

Re: 5 Farad caps

Capacitors have several advantages over batteries. They don't require complex recharge sequences. They are not damaged by over discharge (even all the way to zero). They require no maintenance. They...

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