Stretching the legs of the capacitor bank
704 views · Published 19 May 2011 · 0:45 · Indexed 9 October 2026
Channel: aonomus · 2011 · Science & Technology
At the Mini Maker Faire in Toronto, early Sunday morning, testing the bank out before its failure at 56kA (estimated) later in the day. Shot 1: anticlimax, I'm sure I can do better. ~90%+ power remaining. Shot 2: 4 turns 6awg, bolt on terminal failure, ~30% power remaining. Shot 3: 6 turns 3awg, sounded like a gunshot.
