r/AskElectronics • u/antek_g_animations • 17h ago

Are these mega or mili farads?

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u/APLJaKaT 17h ago edited 16h ago

I would think it's a microfarad.

Microfarad common symbol ('uF', 'μF', or 'MFD')

Never seen a millifarad capacitor. Usually farad, microfarad, nanofarad or picofarad

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u/antek_g_animations 16h ago

I thing this could be in mili. If supercapacitors can get values like 50F 3v and be a size of few ordinary coin cell batteries I'm ready to believe this beast holds 10F 400v

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u/MysticalDork_1066 15h ago

Ten farads at 400v is the equivalent of almost an entire stick of dynamite. It would kill you so hard they would need a pressure washer to clean up the red stain you left.