Re: [opensuse] desktop dying after few seconds of switching on

On 10/20/2014 07:52 PM, Lew Wolfgang wrote:

I used to have a .2 Farad electrolytic capacitor that I always wanted to charge up to its 35-vdc working capacity and short out. I couldn't figure out how to do it safely (as if that mattered) and easily. It was as big as a quart milk bottle.

Back in my Gr 12 electronics class, our teacher had a capacitor, the size of a gallon gas can, that had a 20 KV rating (IIRC). I don't recall the capacitance. We charged it up with a TV high voltage supply. The instructor then shorted the terminals with a screw driver. That resulted in an extremely loud bang and bright flash. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org