Well, camera flashes produce a large voltage, and little current. The
shock is felt caus ethe high voltage breaks the resistance of the skin.
Solar engines opperate at lower voltages. The more curent you get, the
more power the motor has to spin. higher voltage helps, but only to the
point of what the circuits can handle. typicaly, 5 volts or just over is
the average maximun. the type of capacitor you realy want are low
voltage, high farad caps. something like 4600=B5f at 10 volts, or 22000=B5=
f
at 5.5 volts. Sorry, your cap isn't all that useful. I'm sure there are
uses, but not realy for small robots, unless you want a self propelled
tazer! :)
Also, since I can see the MASS of other messages , most likely
complaints, I'll keep mine short. There are kids on this list. 15 years
old is a popular age. I'm sure many of the people use such words, but
there are also kids/teens who use their parent's address. This tends to
come up every once in a while. The general gude line is that this list
is G/PG rated, that is it should be appropriate for children. Technicly,
you have free speech, but it's also each person's responsibility to
consider others before they speak and make an attempt to not offend. I
sure hope to God this doesn't go overboard like last time. Oh well. 14
messages on a Sunday... I had 3 al day before... Oh well...
> Bens Web Page wrote:
>=20
> Today i dismantled a disposable camera and electricuted myself about
> five times try to remove the flash. I kept on getting shocked from
> touching some part of the camera. I don't know what is was but when i
> finaly disconected all the wires I found something that looked liked a
> huge ****** of a cap. It said on the side of the cap 330 volts and 160
> uf. Does anyone think that this could be used to make a very fast
> photovore. I am only very new to beam and don't understand very much.
> I would be very appreciative if you people could reply to this message
> with some ideas on how I could use this one cap to make a photovore
> solarroler or any other type of simple beam robot. No walkers though
> please.
--=20
Richard Piotter
richfile@rconnect.com
The Richfiles Robotics & TI web page:
http://richfiles.calc.org
For the BEAM Robotics list:
BEAM Robotics Tek FAQ
http://people.ne.mediaone.net/bushbo/beam/FAQ.html
5570 Mon, 9 Aug 1999 16:17:21 +1000 Re: electric shock disposable camera. beam@sgiblab.sgi.com = Sean Rigter = Whats a mag bot
All I can think off is: Lucky guy! You could have gotten killed! That kin=
d of voltage and capacity can put your heart into fibrilation. Like you pe=
rsonally experienced , a mag bot with a 160u/330v would take a heck of a j=
ump but is not recommended for safety reasons. =
Bens Web Page wrote: =
Today i dismantled a disposable camera and electricuted myself about fi=
ve times try to remove the flash. I kept on getting shocked from touching s=
ome part of the camera. I don't know what is was but when i finaly disconec=
ted all the wires I found something that looked liked a huge fucker of a ca=
p. It said on the side of the cap 330 volts and 160 uf. Does anyone think t=
hat this could be used to make a very fast photovore. I am only very new to=
beam and don't understand very much. I would be very appreciative if you p=
eople could reply to this message with some ideas on how I could use this o=
ne cap to make a photovore solarroler or any other type of simple beam robo=
t. No walkers though please.
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Whats a mag bot
All I can think off is: Lucky guy! You could have go=
tten =
killed! That kind of voltage and capacity can put your heart into =
fibrilation. Like you personally experienced , a mag bot with a =
160u/330v would take a heck of a jump but is not recommended for sa=
fety =
reasons. =
Bens Web Page wrote: =
Today i dismantled a disposable came=
ra and =
electricuted myself about five times try to remove the flash. I kept on=
=
getting shocked from touching some part of the camera. I don't know wha=
t is =
was but when i finaly disconected all the wires I found something that =
looked liked a huge fucker of a cap. It said on the side of the cap 330=
=
volts and 160 uf. Does anyone think that this could be used to make a v=
ery =
fast photovore. I am only very new to beam and don't understand very mu=
ch. I =
would be very appreciative if you people could reply to this message wi=
th =
some ideas on how I could use this one cap to make a photovore solarrol=
er or =
any other type of simple beam robot. No walkers though =
please.
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