Hypothetical thoughts follow:
The capacitors will bleed down a lot faster than a battery, but you might be
able to run a very small motorcycle battery to recharge them. The kicker is
that capacitors can dump a huge amount of current in a short time, whereas a
battery has to be much larger to provide the same instantaneous current.
I run a capacitor in tandem with my batteries in our RC planes. When the
control surfaces are loaded and being worked hard, they will respond faster
with the Capacitor in the system, giving the impression of having a much
larger battery (more amps) to power them, yet it is a much lighter system.
Jack
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[mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Doug Armstrong
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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Using ultra capacitors to replace car battery
Any thoughts on how this would work in a car with no charging system, such
as a Formula Ford with a race time of 1/2 hr.?
A simple way of shedding some weight.
Doug Armstong
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[mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dave C
Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 2:35 PM
To: Doug Braun
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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Using ultra capacitors to replace car battery
Quite a few in the videos. It never did crank very long, but started
right up, even at lower (less than 12) voltages. Recharge time was very
quick, too.
On 8/24/2013 11:17 AM, Doug Braun wrote:
> How many tries does he get to start the car?
>
> Doug
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