Charging a new capacitor

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Topic: Charging a new capacitor

Posted By: CBR629
Subject: Charging a new capacitor
Date Posted: October 27, 2003 at 12:45 PM

I had a friend give me a capacitor with no instuctions,what is the best way to charge one?

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THANKS

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Posted By: speedwayaudio1
Date Posted: October 27, 2003 at 3:38 PM

most companys give a resister with the cap to charge thru. you can use a test light to charge thru. I never charge a cap first. I just wire them up and hit the circuit breaker.

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Big Dave

Posted By: superstreet786
Date Posted: October 27, 2003 at 4:32 PM

It should come with a little deal to charge it up with but I really dont know what to use otherwise because the thing that comes with it tells you when it is done charging but charging takes 2-4 minutes in most cases,

Posted By: xetmes
Date Posted: October 27, 2003 at 5:09 PM

just go get a cheap high power resistor, you dont need it the whole time charging, it is just used because a cap will act as a short when it is first charged.

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