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Old 10-19-2020, 07:29 PM   #352 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by serialk11r View Post
I believe you can get away with the 100F capacitors because they'll be fully charged by the battery, which can also provide a few dozen amps of starting current.

The whole package performs almost like lithium titanate that weighs 3lbs more, but it has a cheap lead acid battery that you can replace for 30 dollars.
I don't know what the Pb-acid battery can contribute, but 100F rated caps probably aren't close to being able to start most engines. Worth experimenting with, but I wouldn't think anything less than 300F rated caps would work reliably.

400F barely seems adequate for my 0.6L motorcycle, but then again I have no battery assist.
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