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Old 01-08-2004, 11:47 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I'm trying to recall the circuit class days. There is a time constant for the capacitor to discharge, and that is equivalent to 1/(RC), I believe, where R is the resistor value. You'll have to parallel wire up the R & C, of course. Obviously, you want to use something like a 10-W resistor (of a value) to handle the discharge. A 5-W light should be ok, I think, but unless you know the load impedance, it would be hard to determine how long it would take to discharge. Yes, it does act like a battery, but unlike it, I don't think it can be deep cycled, only drained.
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