looked for a thread on capasiters, didnt find any thing.
are they worth any thing, or worth breaking down, Im talking small capastters, from elc motors ect. got a bucket full of them.
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looked for a thread on capasiters, didnt find any thing.
are they worth any thing, or worth breaking down, Im talking small capastters, from elc motors ect. got a bucket full of them.
"capacitors". Found 11 results.
No idea if they're worth breaking down. I toss them in with the tin scrap.
sry guess I gotta spell it right to get results :)
It seem to me if they hold a charge there must be something in there to hold that charge, but Im afraid to break one open till I find out what else is in it.
Are you talking about the round ones, the ones they call disc capacitors ?
http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/pub...B5LiXaWg=s90-c
A lot of them used to have copper legs on them, you might check them with a magnet.
If you want to read up about them, here you go
http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/pub...B5LiXaWg=s90-c
some times they are round and some times kind of a flat shape an inch or so thick, usually silver. detsched from the motor connected by 2 wires silver in color, looks like alu skin.
whish i could post a picture but cant, suposedly they can hold a charge. when they are on a telaphone pole they calll them transformers I think.
http://www.gallawa.com/microtech/images/cap.gif
Something like this?????
http://www.gallawa.com/microtech/images/cap.gif
A little reading for those style,
Those are transformers on the pole, but they step down voltage to a usable level to feed the house. Very similar to a transformer that we rip out of electronics, just a monster version. I would love getting my hands on some of those to break down.Quote:
Originally Posted by olddude
I wonder what they do with them when a squirrel somehow causes them to explode !
I think they are sent to a company that basically guts them out, repaints the case and puts new innards inside.Quote:
Those are transformers on the pole
The squirrels? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mechanic688
There is a very large breaker on the side that hopefully blows before that happens. It can be seen dangling when blown and can easily be reset from the ground via a nice set of lay up sticks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dumpster Dee
just repeating what a neighbor said that the power company told her.
Yea...I have see the huge switch at the power plants where I use to work at...its a shock at how much power is there when they go to flip them up into place....the power DANCES all over the place.Quote:
Originally Posted by parrothead
Another thing if you can get close to high power lines...you will hear a humming sound..something else that is kinda odd but...you CAN hear power in the power lines....just my 2cents.
Parrothead,,, that's quick on your feet!:D:D:D:DQuote:
The squirrels?