Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site intelca.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amd!intelca!cem From: cem@intelca.UUCP (Chuck McManis) Newsgroups: net.analog Subject: Re: Big Capacitors Message-ID: <454@intelca.UUCP> Date: Thu, 29-Nov-84 14:43:47 EST Article-I.D.: intelca.454 Posted: Thu Nov 29 14:43:47 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 1-Dec-84 05:47:33 EST References: <1812@sun.uucp> <1215@hou4b.UUCP> Organization: Intel, Santa Clara, Ca. Lines: 18 [Do engineers have a fixation on batteries, or just power supplies in general?] But the frequency response of a battery is so totally dismal. With an internal resistance of more than .1 ohms or so and the rc constant becomes a real pain to deal with. Now if we could get one with an internal resistance of 1e-6 ohms, then we'er talkin' big capacitor, if you know what I mean and I think you do. -- Chuck [Sorry if this seems a bit weird but this has always been a big laugh of mine ever since a friend in college (another sophomore EE like myself at the time) designed a "super" amp with 3 farad @240V capacitors on the output stages. It looked great in sinusoidal steady state, but those initial conditions would kill you! :-)] -- - - - D I S C L A I M E R - - - {ihnp4,fortune}!dual\ All opinions expressed herein are my {qantel,idi}-> !intelca!cem own and not those of my employer, my {ucbvax,hao}!hplabs/ friends, or my avocado plant. :-}