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What powers the Flux Capacitor on the Delorean before its 2015 upgrades?
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In 1985, the flux capacitor on the Delorean was powered by Plutonium. In 1955, it was powered by a lightning strike on the clock tower. In 2015, it was powered by a fusion reactor (Mr. Fusion).
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What was the name of the fuel used in Back to the Future?
In the first movie the car ran on gasoline and the time circuits and flux capacitor ran on plutonium (but they had to use a lightning bolt at one stage). In the second movie the car ran on gasoline and the time circuits and flux capacitor ran on rubbish (that the new Mr Fusion attatchment turned into power). In the third movie the car ran on gasoline (but they were in 1885 so they had to use a train to push it instead) and the time circuits and flux capacitor ran on rubbish still.
How does a capacitor work?
In a way, a capacitor is a little like a battery. Although they work in completely different ways, capacitors and batteries both store electrical energy. Inside the battery, chemical reactions produce electrons on one terminal and absorb electrons on the other terminal. A capacitor is much simpler than a battery, as it can't produce new electrons -- it only stores them. Inside the capacitor, the terminals connect to two metal plates separated by a non-conducting substance, or dielectric. You can easily make a capacitor from two pieces of aluminum foil and a piece of paper. It won't be a particularly good capacitor in terms of its storage capacity, but it will work. In theory, the dielectric can be any non-conductive substance. However, for practical applications, specific materials are used that best suit the capacitor's function. Mica, ceramic, cellulose, porcelain, Mylar, Teflon and even air are some of the non-conductive materials used. The dielectric dictates what kind of capacitor it is and for what it is best suited. Depending on the size and type of dielectric, some capacitors are better for high frequency uses, while some are better for high voltage applications. Capacitors can be manufactured to serve any purpose, from the smallest plastic capacitor in your calculator, to an ultra capacitor that can power a commuter bus. NASA uses glass capacitors to help wake up the space shuttle's circuitry and help deploy space probes. Here are some of the various types of capacitors and how they are used. Air - Often used in radio tuning circuits Mylar - Most commonly used for timer circuits like clocks, alarms and counters Glass - Good for high voltage applications Ceramic - Used for high frequency purposes like antennas, X-ray and MRI machines Super capacitor - Powers electric and hybrid cars Capacitor Circuit In an electronic circuit, a capacitor is shown like this: When you connect a capacitor to a battery, here's what happens: • The plate on the capacitor that attaches to the negative terminal of the battery accepts electrons that the battery is producing. • The plate on the capacitor that attaches to the positive terminal of the battery loses electrons to the battery. Once it's charged, the capacitor has the same voltage as the battery (1.5 volts on the battery means 1.5 volts on the capacitor). For a small capacitor, the capacity is small. But large capacitors can hold quite a bit of charge. You can find capacitors as big as soda cans that hold enough charge to light a flashlight bulb for a minute or more. Even nature shows the capacitor at work in the form of lightning. One plate is the cloud, the other plate is the ground and the lightning is the charge releasing between these two "plates." Obviously, in a capacitor that large, you can hold a huge amount of charge! Let's say you hook up a capacitor like this:Here you have a battery, a light bulb and a capacitor. If the capacitor is pretty big, what you will notice is that, when you connect the battery, the light bulb will light up as current flows from the battery to the capacitor to charge it up. The bulb will get progressively dimmer and finally go out once the capacitor reaches its capacity. If you then remove the battery and replace it with a wire, current will flow from one plate of the capacitor to the other. The bulb will light initially and then dim as the capacitor discharges, until it is completely out. Farad A capacitor's storage potential, or capacitance, is measured in units called farads. A 1-farad capacitor can store one coulomb (coo-lomb) of charge at 1 volt. A coulomb is 6.25e18 (6.25 * 10^18, or 6.25 billion billion) electrons. One amprepresents a rate of electron flow of 1 coulomb of electrons per second, so a 1-farad capacitor can hold 1 amp-second of electrons at 1 volt. A 1-farad capacitor would typically be pretty big. It might be as big as a can of tuna or a 1-liter soda bottle, depending on the voltage it can handle. For this reason, capacitors are typically measured in microfarads (millionths of a farad). To get some perspective on how big a farad is, think about this: • A standard alkaline AA battery holds about 2.8 amp-hours. • That means that a AA battery can produce 2.8 amps for an hour at 1.5 volts (about 4.2 watt-hours -- a AA battery can light a 4-watt bulb for a little more than an hour). • Let's call it 1 volt to make the math easier. To store one AA battery's energy in a capacitor, you would need 3,600 * 2.8 = 10,080 farads to hold it, because an amp-hour is 3,600 amp-seconds. If it takes something the size of a can of tuna to hold a farad, then 10,080 farads is going to take up a LOT more space than a single AA battery! Obviously, it's impractical to use capacitors to store any significant amount of power unless you do it at a high voltage. Applications The difference between a capacitor and a battery is that a capacitor can dump its entire charge in a tiny fraction of a second, where a battery would take minutes to completely discharge. That's why the electronic flash on a camera uses a capacitor -- the battery charges up the flash's capacitor over several seconds, and then the capacitor dumps the full charge into the flash tube almost instantly. This can make a large, charged capacitor extremely dangerous -- flash units and TVs have warnings about opening them up for this reason. They contain big capacitors that can, potentially, kill you with the charge they contain. Capacitors are used in several different ways in electronic circuits: • Sometimes, capacitors are used to store charge for high-speed use. That's what a flash does. Big lasersuse this technique as well to get very bright, instantaneous flashes. • Capacitors can also eliminate ripples. If a line carrying DC voltage has ripples or spikes in it, a big capacitor can even out the voltage by absorbing the peaks and filling in the valleys. • A capacitor can block DC voltage. If you hook a small capacitor to a battery, then no current will flow between the poles of the battery once the capacitor charges. However, any alternating current (AC) signal flows through a capacitor unimpeded. That's because the capacitor will charge and discharge as the alternating current fluctuates, making it appear that the alternating current is flowing.
What are national powers and state powers divided into?
National powers are called "Federal powers"; those of the States' are called "police powers."
What is the definition of allied powers?
Powers that are aligned against another set of powers.
What does titanic mean in Greek mythology?
It is a adjective for a titan like body or powers.(Titans are the ones created by Gaea (Earth) and Uranus. They were before the Gods)
How is a capacitor used in a disposable flash camera?
A disposable flash camera uses a capacitor to power the flash unit, employing an electronic circuit to charge a large capacitor. The flash needs several hundred volts to operate, far higher than the camera's battery can provide. The electronic circuit builds voltage in the capacitor, which then powers the flash
Who left the central powers?
Italy left the Central powers before they were known as the central powers.
Can you carry over your powers weapons and upgrades from your previous BioShock PS3 VERSION save file?
Of course not, there would be little point in playing the game if you already had all the weapons!
Before world war 1 what were the allied powers called?
The Allied powers were called " Triple Entente " before the war started.
What were the central powers and the allies called before the war?
the central powers were known before the war as the triple alliance and before the war the allies were known as the triple entente
What were the four Allied Powers before the US entered the war?
The four allied powers before the United States joined the war included the Russian Empire and French Republic. The allied powers also included Italy and the British Empire.
Who did the Axis powers take over before 1942?
Poland.
Is there anyone who has ever had real super powers before?
Of course not. They are all entirely fictional. But i suppose it depends what you class as super powers
What power did the Governor of NC not have before 1996?
General Veto powers.
What was the other name of the central powers and the allied powers?
The original alliance of England, France, and Russia, which existed before WW I and before the US joined the alliance, was called the Triple Entente, which is derived from the French word meaning understanding. These three nations, in other words, had an understanding among each other that they would mutually resist any aggression from the central powers. I have not heard of any other name that applied to the central powers prior to WW I.
What are the release dates for World of Strange Powers - 1985 Have We Lived Before 1-6?
World of Strange Powers - 1985 Have We Lived Before 1-6 was released on: USA: 6 May 1985
What were the two great powers in the middle east before the rise of Islam?
The Byzantine Empire and Sassanian Persia were the two great powers in the Middle East in the 400s-634 C.E., before the Rise of Islam.
