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Table of Contents

  • 1. Mechanics
  • 2. Harmonic Motion, Waves and Sound
  • 3. Matter and Thermodynamics
  • 4. Electricity and Magnetism
    • A. AC Circuits
    • B. Capacitors and Inductors
      • 10. Back EMF
      • 20. Big Sparks
      • 30. Capacitors and Inductors
      • 40. Coin Shrinker, Can Cutter
      • 50. Flowing Charge
      • 60. Leyden Jars
      • 70. Parallel Plate Capacitor
      • 80. RC Time Constant
    • C. DC Circuits
    • D. Electrodynamics
    • E. Electronics
    • F. Electrostatics
    • G. Mag Lev
    • H. Magnetic Fields of Currents
    • I. Magnetostatics
  • 5. Light and Optics
  • 6. Modern Physics
  • 7. Astronomy
  • 8. Software and Multimedia
  • 9. Index and code conversion from older manual
  • External Resources

50. Flowing Charge

The 4000 F capacitor above is charged to 120 V. If it is discharged by shorting the wires, a bang and flash results. But you can also connect it to a 20 watt light bulb, and the stored charge will light the bulb for several seconds.

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