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Capacitor(/howto/Capacitor/)

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Doyouhaveloadsofwaterorsodaorfrizzybottleseverywhereinyourhouse
andwanttousethemforsomethinggood?
Well,hereisonegooduseofthem,makeaHighVoltageWaterBottle
Capacitor!ThebottlecapacitorisverysimilartotheWaterLeydenJar
(http://www.instructables.com/id/Make_A_Water_Leyden_Jar/)Imadeawhile
ago,buttheonlydifferenceisitusesabottle,notajar.
Disclaimer:
Thebottlecapacitorisahighvoltagecapacitor,highvoltagecapacitorsareone
ofthemostdangerousthingsyoucouldeveruseinelectronics.Alargecharged
bottlecapacitorispotentiallylethalifyoutouchitsliveterminals,andasmall
chargedbottlecapacitorcancauseinjuryanditstillbelethalinsomeways.
So,Iamnotresponsiblewhateveryoudowiththisinformationandbottle
capacitor.

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Jar(/id/HowtoMakeA
WaterLeydenJar/)
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Step1:Whatyouwillneed...
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Whatyouwillneedare:
Abottleofanykind
Water
Salt
Stainlesssteelnail
Aluminumfoil(orevenbetter,useALfoiltapeifyouhaveany!)
Tape(youwon'tneeditifyouaregoingtousefoiltape

Step2:Andthetools...

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Notmuchtoolsisneededtomakeabottlecapacitor.
Hammer
Hotglue(oranythingtosealupthecontainertopreventwatercomingout)
Ithinkthatisjustaboutit.

Leydenjar(/id/Leydenjar/)
byknoxarama
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Step3:Takethestickystuffoff!

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Beforewestartmakingabottlecapacitor,takeallofthatstickystuffoff!Itcan
reducetheperformanceofthebottlecapacitor,orevencauseproblemsifyou
don'ttakethestickytagsoff!

Step4:Fillitup!

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Fillthebottlewithwarmwater.

Step5:Addinthesalt...

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Addafewteaspoonsoftablesalt,andstirwell!Afterthat,putthecapofthe
bottlebackon.

Step6:Hammerinthenail!

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Hammerinthenailinthecenterofthecap,andleavetheheadofthenailabout
acentimeterawayfromthecap.

Step7:Sealit.

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Afterthat,putsomehotgluearoundthenailandthecaptostopthewater
comingout.

Step8:Wrapthebottlewithfoil...

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Cutoutasheetafoilthatwillwrapnicelyaroundthebottle.Thenwrapthefoil
aroundthebottle,Iusedtapetoholdthefoilontothebottle.Youcanuseglueif
youwant,butdon'tuseflammablegluebecauseofsparks,itislikelytocatchon
fire,ormaybeevenexplode...ThenIsoothedthefoildownontothebottleto
increasetheefficiencyofthebottlecapacitor.
Youcanusesomethingmuchmuchbetterthanfoilifyouhave,usefoiltape.

Youcanjustsimplytapearoundthebottleandnothaveahardtimewrapping
MakeAWaterBottleCapacitor
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thebottlewithfoilandtape(orglue).
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Step9:Attachthewiretothefoil...

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Attachapiecewiretothefoilofthebottlethatwouldbethenegativeterminal
ofthecapacitor,thenailonthetopisthepositiveterminal,

Step10:Completed!

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IMadeit!

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There!Youmadeabottlecapacitor!
Ialsoaddedamagnetandaballtogiveita"LeydenJar"like.
Imeasuredthecapacitanceofmybottlecapacitorandmymeterreads1842pF
(1.8nF)!Thatisveryhighforacheaphighvoltagecapacitor!

Step11:Whattouseitfor.

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Ifyouwanttoelectrostaticlychargeyourbottlecapacitor,readthissite
(http://home.earthlink.net/~lenyr/statgen.htm),itwillshowyouhowtomakea
simplestchargeryoucanevermake.
Orevenfarmoredangerous,treatitasanormalhighvoltagecapacitor,youcan
useitasacapacitorbankfortheteslacoil,orsomethinglikethat.
Itestedmybottlecapacitorwithhighvoltagepowersupplytoseeifitworks.
Neverevertrythat,unlessyouhavegoodexperienceswithhighvoltage.
Well,Ihopedyouenjoyedthisinstructable!
Ifyouhaveanyquestions,orneedhelp,orfoundanerror,oranything,makea
comment!Ilikecomments!:)

Wehaveabenicecommentpolicy.

Pleasebepositiveandconstructive.

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2monthsago

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hellodude,IwannamakeAbout100KVSuperCapacitortouseitforStrong
CoilGun,isthisbattleCapacitorcanhelporno?
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LasseT4(/member/LasseT4)

3monthsago

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Vittumitpaskaa?
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4monthsago

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7yearsagoriskinglifefor100bucks.Huahuahauahautrythatagainnow.
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8yearsago

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Thesearen't100%lethal,buttheycanreallyhurt(andmakeyou100bucks:))
Thereisawaytochargethesebyturningonthetvwithitnearthescreen,but
meandmybestfriendsdidthisbutlike100timeswiththetv.Igotdaredto
touchthescrewfor100bucks.Ididit,andIfelldirectlytothegroundtwitching
fromlike500,000volts(testeditwithaspecialtester)goingthroughmychest.I
couldn'tfeelmyentirebodyforlike20min.andcouldn'twalkormoveforthat
matterforalmost5min.butIstillgot100bucks.
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Plasmana(/member/Plasmana)(author) . Thelonelysandwitch
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8yearsago

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WTF!?!Younearlykilledyourselfjusttoget$100!
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Thelonelysandwitch(/member/Thelonelysandwitch) . Plasmana
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8yearsago

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yep
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Kaiven(/member/Kaiven) . Thelonelysandwitch(/member/Thelonelysandwitch)

NiiiiiiiiiceMan!

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imrobot(/member/imrobot) . Thelonelysandwitch(/member/Thelonelysandwitch)

mmmmmm....100bucks....yummmmm

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beehard44(/member/beehard44) . imrobot(/member/imrobot)

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6yearsago

seriously,thatmuchvoltagefromaCRT?!?!
imadeleydenjarsbefore,butineverthoughtthatmchvoltagethrua
CRT...

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static(/member/static) . beehard44(/member/beehard44)

6monthsago

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Plentyoftalltalescanbefoundontheinternet,right?:)
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Betelgeus3(/member/Betelgeus3) . beehard44(/member/beehard44)

ACRTisbasicallyagiantcapacitor.WhenaTVsays
WARNING,itmeansit.Becarefulwithteles.

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beehard44(/member/beehard44) . Betelgeus3(/member/Betelgeus3)

but100bucks>riskoftouchingafullyloadedleydenjar

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10monthsago

Nahhisexperiencewasalmostallvolts,hejustgottazed.

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sora(/member/sora) . Plasmana(/member/Plasmana)

7yearsago

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wowwhathasthisworldcometoalmostdyingjustformoney...
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static(/member/static) . Thelonelysandwitch(/member/Thelonelysandwitch)
6monthsago

chargedto5000,000voltsbymerelyplacingitis
closeproximitytoaCRT?Notlikely,evenifitwasacolorCRT,that
operatesathighervoltages.

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Dilitritho(/member/Dilitritho)

7monthsago

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Canyouusegatoradeinsteadofsaltwater?
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EvanJ6(/member/EvanJ6)

7monthsago

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Justtomakesure,howlongwouldittaketochargethisw/69v's?
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TheVividYoshi(/member/TheVividYoshi)

8monthsago

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IbuildonefromanoldpillbottleIhad.AmIcorrectinthinkingthatifIchargeit
withmyTVandtouchit,itwouldjustfeellikegettingshockedbysomebody?
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ghest1138(/member/ghest1138)

3yearsago

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I'mtryingtomakeaminioneoutofanaprox.2*0.5plasticcylinderw/one
closedendthatIgotoutofapen.I'vefilleditw/saltwater,wrappeditwithfoil,
attachedthewire,andtosealthetop,Ifirstputelectricaltapeoverit,thenI
insertedasmallnail,thenIputclearGorillaGluearoundittosealit.Iwas
wonderingifthiswouldwork,andifitdid,howmuchvoltagemightitputout?
EnoughtolightanLED?
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9monthsago

MorelikeenoughtoblowupanLED.Iguessyoufoundoutby
nowthehardway.

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CestarianI(/member/CestarianI)

9monthsago

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Arethesereusable?
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robot1398(/member/robot1398)

6yearsago

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caniuseavery!very!very!smallbottle
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ender_scythe(/member/ender_scythe) . robot1398(/member/robot1398)

Duh,usethesameinstructionsbutsmaller.

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Thewebsitethathadthedirectionsfortheelectrostaticcharginginstructions
didn'tlinkproperly.I'mnotveryexperiencedwithcapacitors,sowhatisthe
maximumvoltage,andwhatisthemaximumamperage(powerand"battery
length")?
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Yonatan24(/member/Yonatan24)

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Ifthereisonenail,wherearethenegativeandpositiveconnections?
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MaransC(/member/MaransC) . Yonatan24(/member/Yonatan24)

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ayearago

Thefoilistheotherterminal.

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zain_de(/member/zain_de)

ayearago

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HiMr.Plasmana,
Imademywaterbottlecapacitoranditsratingis1.3ufthat'scoolandcheap
capacitorievermadebuthowtorechargeit?Plzzzhelpme.
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MaryP6(/member/MaryP6)

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whatisthisgoodfor?Whatspecificapplicationwouldsomeoneusethison?
thanks
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Doctor90250(/member/Doctor90250)

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toslaserj:thisisnormal.itsimplymeansthatthesaltandthetopelectrode
createdareaction,takingmetalfromthenailorwireanddrawingitintothe
solution.lookupsimplemetalplatingandyoullunderstandthatalittlebetter.if
youputcopperonthenegofabatteryandaquarteronthepositiveand
submergedthe2invinegar,youdeventuallycopperplatethequarterand
copperionsweredrawnfromthecopper,throughthevinegarandadheretothe
positivelychargedquarter,andyoudbeleftwithasolutionofcopperchloride.
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JuanPabloG(/member/JuanPabloG)

2yearsago

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Thisisgreat!haveyouseenanybuildupofsodiuminthebottle'sinner
surface?
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nschreiber0813(/member/nschreiber0813)

2yearsago

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Dear:Plamana
IamhopingtobuildmyowncapacitorbutIhavetoaskyouthis.YouseeIam
tryingtobuildmyownIonocraftbutthereareafewproblems.Ionocraftsneed
powerfulcapacitorsbuthowpowerful.SowhatIamtryingtoaskyouiswhatis
thebreakdownvoltage,resistance,watts,volts,amps,andfaradsofyour
capacitor.Alsohowwouldyoudetermineitwithadifferentcapacitor.
Thanks:)
From:Noah
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nikisuryawanshi27(/member/nikisuryawanshi27)

2yearsago

canyoutellmehowmuchhighvoltageyougivethecapacitor

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Willthiscapacitorworkwithaccurrentandcanichargeitwithaflyback
transformer
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MightyTHOR(/member/MightyTHOR)

2yearsago

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hello,
Ireadaboutcapsreplacingbatts.hOWDOWEdothis?
canyoucomeupwithaninstructableaboutthis?
thanks
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thisismyusername(/member/thisismyusername)

2yearsago

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icompletedthisprojectbutthemethodbutthePVCmethodismoreofa
exercisethanawaytogeneratestatic
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candrewneal(/member/candrewneal)

3yearsago

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Thanksforpostingthis.Ibuiltmineandcheckedmymultimeterforcapacitance
andit's2.1nF.Coolproject!
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ewcrew(/member/ewcrew)

3yearsago

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woulditbepossibletousethistomakeanEMP?
(NotthatIamthinkingofmakingoneIamjustwondering)
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HenryJonesVictor(/member/HenryJonesVictor)

3yearsago

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You'llhavetousearound810ofthem.
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3yearsago

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IhookedthreeoftheseinaparallelsequenceandgotaHUGEdischarge
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sgfidlin(/member/sgfidlin)

3yearsago

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Howlongwillitkeepachargefor?Also,howcouldidisableitifididn'twantit
anymore?
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3yearsago

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HiIbuiltthisanditdoesnothing.Canyouhelpme?
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mywookie(/member/mywookie) . highvoltagedude(/member/highvoltagedude)

whatareyouchargingitwith?

3yearsago

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3yearsago

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Istillthinkitsaneatconceptthough
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Thisdoesnothing.IevenhookedituptoanACfourwheelercharger.

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4yearsago

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ifyouheatthewaterinapanthenaddthesaltyoucouldaddmore
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iTixle(/member/iTixle) . bswt(/member/bswt)

3yearsago

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Thisextrasaltwillonlystaydissolvedwhenthewaterishot.Oncethe
watercoolsdownthesolubilityofthesaltinthewaterwillgodownand
thesaltwillprecipitateoutofsolution.
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howdoyoudostep11
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