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    What is a "Digital Capacitor"

    OK, I'll give it a shot. First I'll see how single discharge cycles go. I am particularly worried that the caps won't like the near "short circuit" current draw. I haven't seen one that quotes it's maximum current rating or most other specs of interest. I fear it will blow up or something...
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    What is a "Digital Capacitor"

    I see these "Digital Capacitors" being advertised for car audio and they just seem too good to be true. They claim to be 24V capacitors with values from 1 to 5 Farads! They only cost between $30 to $150 dollars. When I look at anything that comes close from digikey it costs around $3000...

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