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jdunmyer · 07-13-2016, 05:48 PM

VA,
I'm well aware of what causes the arc upon connecting the last cable, and of course, using the resistor was an attempt (successful) to prevent that. What I found interesting was the value of the resistor needed to charge the cap(s). I had kinda figured that a fairly high value would have been sufficient to charge 'er up to full voltage, and that was definitely not the case. The amount of current draw doesn't concern me too much, as I've read in the past that normal leakage across the top of a battery can easily be 50 ma or even more.

07-13-2016, 05:48 PM	#3
jdunmyer Gone Wild Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Lower SE Michigan Posts: 330	Re: RXV, connecting battery VA, I'm well aware of what causes the arc upon connecting the last cable, and of course, using the resistor was an attempt (successful) to prevent that. What I found interesting was the value of the resistor needed to charge the cap(s). I had kinda figured that a fairly high value would have been sufficient to charge 'er up to full voltage, and that was definitely not the case. The amount of current draw doesn't concern me too much, as I've read in the past that normal leakage across the top of a battery can easily be 50 ma or even more.