Lots of electrolytics...

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• Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 17:34:17 -0600
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From:  spcutler-at-ucdavis.edu [SMTP:spcutler-at-ucdavis.edu]
Sent:  Tuesday, March 03, 1998 4:42 PM
To:  tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject:  Lots of electrolytics...

This is a bit off topic, but I hope you guys won't mind too much.  Does anybody
have any ideas as to what I can do with several hundred 350v, 160 uF 
electrolytic capacitors?  I got them from a bunch of disposable flash cameras.
Each one stores nearly 10 joules, a signifcant amount of energy.  Theoretically,
100 of these will send a paper clip at Mach 4!  I'd really like to build a 
coilgun or railgun; anybody think this is viable?  Any other ideas?

Scott Cutler

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