Charging a New Capacitor

[the hammer]

Seriously, couldn't I use a car battery charger to charge my capacitor before putting it in my truck? That seems smarter to do than putting it in my truck and using the battery to do it.

[Hammer2785]

Doesn't the capacitor require 1.21 gigawatts of power at 88 miles per hour to work? That better be one heckuva battery charger.

[the hammer]

LOL that is pretty funny! And two lanes of fire!

[Minnrider]

Why not just install it and start your truck?

[Sierrawolf]

THeir should i been a resitor that you put between the postive and negative of the cap to charge it. IT would only takea bout 10 sec to charge the cap up fully. What kinda cap do you have?

[Minnrider]

That's right, forgot about the resistor. Mine was a bulb that lit up as it become charged. It doesn't take long at all. Don't mess around with the battery charger. I can only see problems if you pick the wrong voltage.

[Draenor]

+1 Just install it and let the vehicle charge it. Walking around with a charged capacitor could be dangerous. I remember getting some small ones at radio shack, charging them and zapping kids around the neighborhood. ah the fun....

[Sierrawolf]

Yeah the resitor or lil light will charge it from the postive cable to the cap or discharge from psotive ot negitve of the cap all depends what hte manufactor say to do. I did that with my Clifford 10 frad cap and it works fine