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Article #14653Re: Using big caps as computer power supply fi
From: Robert Picardi
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 19:11
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 19:11
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In article 29174@julian.uwo.ca, wlsmith@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca (Wayne Smith) writes: > I've got some big electrolytic caps (20000 to 60000 uf, 16 to 40 volts), > and I was thinking of putting them across the 5V and 12V power supplies > in my pc. I would think that cap's that big would provide maybe 1 > second of backup power. Should I use some inductors or smaller > caps with these big guys (to make them safer), or are they pretty reliable > on their own (I wouldn't want them exploding inside my pc). :) Not a good idea... they look like a short circuit to your power supply at turn-on.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!pacbell.com!ames!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!gatech!rutgers!cmcl2!liu!rp From: rp@cns.nyu.edu (Robert Picardi) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Using big caps as computer power supply fi Message-ID: <BxvJyn.6E6@cmcl2.nyu.edu> Date: 17 Nov 92 19:11:09 GMT References: <1992Nov17.165023.29174@julian.uwo.ca> Sender: notes@cmcl2.nyu.edu (Notes Person) Reply-To: rp@cns.nyu.edu Distribution: na Organization: New York University Lines: 11 Nntp-Posting-Host: liu.cns.nyu.edu