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To: Moonman62
"Does it heat up and explode into flames?"

Good question, one might think that that the speed at which it can be charged is also the speed that it can be discharged.

10 posted on 03/11/2009 1:54:36 PM PDT by rednesss (fascism is the union,marriage,merger or fusion of corporate economic power with governmental power)
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To: rednesss

“one might think that that the speed at which it can be charged is also the speed that it can be discharged.”

I think you are correct. This means a massive amount of energy could be discharged very quickly if there is a short circuit. It seems to me that this would present a Hindenberg-like risk of catastrophic failure.


25 posted on 03/11/2009 2:26:29 PM PDT by Texan Tory
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To: rednesss
Good question, one might think that that the speed at which it can be charged is also the speed that it can be discharged.

Holy mackeral! Don't ever short the suckers out!

34 posted on 03/11/2009 4:18:32 PM PDT by Ole Okie
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