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Posted by geof (A) on August 05, 2003 at 22:08:23

In Reply to: Re: Aerogel capacitors- high capacity (50F) & high current in small package. Good for audio / power supply? posted by puppyslugg on August 05, 2003 at 21:55:15:

As a new person to this forum, I should have looked around enough to see that people say "cap" for "capacitor"!!

The larger Farad sizes are the "B" series, which supposedly have a higher (!!!) series resistance than the "A" series. They recommend the "A" series for applicaitons like ignition, etc. In one application I've been dabbling with, I have sensitive analog sensors being driven from the same regulated power supply that is driving a typical RC servo. Servos have motors that make lots of stop-n-go motions, drawing anywhere from 10mA to 1A, with jumps occuring in less than a millisecond. Even the small aerogel capacitors smooth this out quite nicely.

I guess the big question is that of longevity- will they give out after several thousand hours of use like many electrolytes? I haven't tested this yet. But they do seem to take some abuse.

Good luck,

Geof

PS. Even the most ambitious health nut will confide in secret that lard tastes good!
There ain't no such thing as a fat-free butter pound cake! I want fried chicken! With ALL the skin on it!