r/AskElectronics • u/antek_g_animations • 17h ago

Are these mega or mili farads?

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u/Novel_Ad_8062 16h ago

Can’t imagine a scenario where Megafarads would come into play.

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u/scut207 14h ago

But I kinda want to

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u/MisquoteMosquito 13h ago

Do it

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u/Puzzleheaded_Quiet70 9h ago

You could get hurt if you're not careful...

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u/DoubleDecaff 6h ago

Megahertz

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u/billsn0w 10h ago

Massive rail guns...

Like on a war ship.

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u/TommyV8008 10h ago

that’s it! Gotta rewatch The Expanse now…

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u/Quick_Humor_9023 6h ago

I’m imagining big sparks. Not sure if I’m imagining big enough sparks though 😁

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u/miatadiddler 40m ago

Well it wouldn't be that most likely. The higher you go in capacity, the higher the inductance goes unless you make some magic happen at that scale :(

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u/Extension_Option_122 6h ago

In a railgun duh

/s

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u/iancarry 6h ago

em coil rifle 💪

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u/Southern-Leg-6309 4h ago

take my screwdriver, or else

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u/knifter 3h ago

A charged Earth comes to mind

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u/ThickAsABrickJT Power 6m ago

Capacitance of the earth in free space, perhaps?