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Assembling and Dis-assembling a Charged Capacitor

If I have an electrolytic capacitor, which is a cylindrical body in which the two plates are rolled-up with a dielectric paper in between them, of very high value (say 1F) and I charge it using a DC ...
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How much work/power is 1 Joule of energy capable of doing? [closed]

I ask this question because of this question Is .95J worth of work within 1 second Equivalent to .95W of Power? It is not the same question and it's completely different because of the included ...
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Is .95J worth of work within 1 second Equivalent to .95W of Power?

This is a question that has two parts to it divided up into two sections. It is similar to the "Is Work done to Transfer Energy?" question but has been refined to include the conversion from Joules of ...
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Highest energy density electrolytic capacitors

I'm building a project that involves discharging a fairly large capacitor through a pair of electromagnetic coils. It's electrically very similar to a coilgun, though for a different application. I ...
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