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Are my capacitors working properly or not?

I've bought some capacitors because I needed to generate a current pulse into a coil. The idea was to charge a capacitor separately and then connect it to the coil to have a strong and brief magnetic ...
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How to calculate a capacitor's discharge time? [duplicate]

How do i calculate a capacitor with a specific capacitance loaded with a specific resistance discharge time and reach a specific voltage? So let's say i have a 22uF capacitor charged with 12 volts ...
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How to Measure Very Large Capacitance e.g. Super/Ultra Capacitors

I have recently acquired a couple of mysterious ultra/super capacitors from my brother. Apparently he doesn't remember any of the specifications or even brand... To further complicate matters, they ...
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Capacitor Charging Voltages

I am trying to create a capacitor bank and don't know what voltage to put through. Do i add the voltage of all the capacitors up and apply that or just provide the voltage for one. e.g. If I have 10 ...
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