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Terry Casey

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I have used them, but not for a while. From memory, the self-discharge
rate is quite high. The main benefit of supercaps is the fast rate of
charge and the high number of charge/discharge cycles.

I recall an article in Elektor magazine a few years ago which
usewd them in conjunction with a cycle dynamo lighting system
so that when the dynamo voltage dropped, the supercap turned a
pair of high efficiency LEDs until the bike moved again.

(Cycle dynamos were still very popular until only about 5 or 6
years ago on the continent - not surprising when you could buy
them for as little as ¤5.)

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Terry

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