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Old 05-05-2012, 01:18 PM   #28 (permalink)
Xringer
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Originally Posted by jakobnev View Post
In the very first post in this thread, the very first thing i noticed was the capacitor in series with the battery!

That device is simply an expression of wishful thinking!

That was my opinion too. But, it did make me wonder.
If a car battery would be quickly discharged(as claimed),
and if the semiconductors didn't dissipate but a small percentage of the watt hours stored in the battery,

Where did those watt hours go??
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