Hi!
If I would have a HV capacitor rated at 5 kV, then how could I charge it?
For example, I have 2 of these capacitors and I have a power source 12VDC (or any other low voltage) and another example if I have a higher voltage like 120VDC. I read that a camera (uses a HV capacitor) gets the flash from the 2x1.5VDC battery to about 1kV in the capacitor, but to charge it uses a system that converts DC to AC and charges it. This seems familiar because my dad used to tell me his stories about how they charged a capacitor in 220VAC @ 50Hz and used it to shock some one (kinda sad, but apparently that was funny back in those days, Soviet Union eh?).
If I would have a HV capacitor rated at 5 kV, then how could I charge it?
For example, I have 2 of these capacitors and I have a power source 12VDC (or any other low voltage) and another example if I have a higher voltage like 120VDC. I read that a camera (uses a HV capacitor) gets the flash from the 2x1.5VDC battery to about 1kV in the capacitor, but to charge it uses a system that converts DC to AC and charges it. This seems familiar because my dad used to tell me his stories about how they charged a capacitor in 220VAC @ 50Hz and used it to shock some one (kinda sad, but apparently that was funny back in those days, Soviet Union eh?).