Randall,
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>> One can put a capacitor inline to smooth out the voltage
>> fluctuations. If my memory serves me correctly, I used two
>> 2,000 microFarad capacitors in parallel for a total of 4,000
>> microFarads. This was probably overkill, but was available
>> for the job at hand.
I need to correct the above. The capacitor is connected across the battery
charger leads with positive side of the capacitor connected to the positive
cable of the charger.
>
>And then what voltage did your capacitors charge to ?
I didn't measure the voltage at the time.
Again, if your
>charger is like mine, you're going to get something like 18-20 volts, which
>would explain the high current. Especially when applied to a stopped DC
>motor.
>
>4,000 uF is certainly adequate for this, but I wouldn't call it overkill ...
>ISTR my 10A bench supply has 50,000 uF and it still has some ripple.
I didn't get an oscilliscope out to check the ripple.
>Randall
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