Hey everyone, I'm thinking about building a mini mini rail gun, got a few questions about capacitors.
QUESTIONS:
1. Whats better for a rail gun: using higher voltage capacitor or higher uF? example: is it better to us 1 x 1,000,000uF 5volt cap, OR say 1,000uF 5000v cap?? Power comes out the same but what better?
2. Which of the two above would charge faster if I have MAX rate voltage coming in both? Anyone know how fast?
3. Safety, if a capacitor is only 5volt x 1,000,000 is it safe to touch both leads since its only 5v?? I would or would NOT get shocked? And the 5000v I KNOW NOT TO TOUCH but if I did could it kill me?
(I like higher uF because capacitors are cheaper and smaller, I'm thinking they got to charger way slower tho)
QUESTIONS:
1. Whats better for a rail gun: using higher voltage capacitor or higher uF? example: is it better to us 1 x 1,000,000uF 5volt cap, OR say 1,000uF 5000v cap?? Power comes out the same but what better?
2. Which of the two above would charge faster if I have MAX rate voltage coming in both? Anyone know how fast?
3. Safety, if a capacitor is only 5volt x 1,000,000 is it safe to touch both leads since its only 5v?? I would or would NOT get shocked? And the 5000v I KNOW NOT TO TOUCH but if I did could it kill me?
(I like higher uF because capacitors are cheaper and smaller, I'm thinking they got to charger way slower tho)
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