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Hi everybody Just signed up because I thought one of you guys could help me out...I need some 360V 1500uF capacitors for my next coilgun. I live in Germany and was about to place an order, was thinking paypal wont be a problem, but it is....so...can anybody help me with that?
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What a lot of people do is ask around local camera stores for used disposable cameras and then parallel those to meet their needs. If you haven't already tried this, I recommend it, as paralleled capacitors can provide high currents with less stress on each individual capacitor. Disposable cameras usually have an 80uF to 120uF capacitor built in, with a 300V rating.
In my day I found $10 worth of bribery would get me a healthy stock of used disposable cameras that I could tear apart for capacitors galore. Just be sure to discharge them before handling!
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On ebay cm they cost twice as much as on amazing1. I want flash caps, because they have low ESR and are very compact...plus they have just the right voltage.
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Zero wrote ...
On ebay cm they cost twice as much as on amazing1. I want flash caps, because they have low ESR and are very compact...plus they have just the right voltage.
The caps I linked to also have four times the energy of the amazing1 caps, and almost the same voltage rating. And they probably have much lower ESR as well.
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Well they are bigger. And I believe flash caps has very low ESR....and the dimensions are very important. Checked out my new coilgun? I am low on space on all my projects you know.
So could anyone with a VISA order some caps for me? Payment wia paypal...express shipping to Germany...
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Need flash caps from amazing1
