PET composite video adapter

Jim Battle frustum at pacbell.net
Tue Oct 14 17:03:26 CDT 2008


bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca wrote:
> Antonio Carlini wrote:
>> Tony Duell wrote:
>>  
>>> Incidentally, I saw a 2.7kF (no, not a typo!) low-voltage
>>>     
>>
>> Don't these potentially "self-charge" to some degree?
>>
>> Just how much energy can one of these hold (what is its
>> rated voltage?)
>>
>> Antonio
>>
>>   
> I have no idea , but 2 volts feels right.
> 

What?  That answer is nonsense.

Voltage and energy are two very different things, as you must know.

The correct answer can be found by using the equation E=mc^2.  How 
massive is this 2.7kF capacitor?  :-)


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