New tech, a tiny half Farad(!) capacitor. Small enough for N Scale, or is it just a Grail shaped beacon? http://mouser.com/Search/Refine.asp...tm_medium=new products&utm_campaign=145879225 Who needs power on the rails anyway? :tb-biggrin:
This is just the start. I've seen these in the laboratory for years. I still wonder how to control them. I suppose a simple radio link would work. You can wire them in series to jack up the voltage.
Apply typical model railroad voltages and it will make a satisfying little pop as it self-destructs. With any luck the shell will probably stay on the frame though.
I was thinking at first to use them as a caboose or passenger car anti-flicker device, perhaps one that would stay on for a very long time (perhaps between sessions?). In all likelihood, the 2.7V number was set to power standard LEDs, which is around this very odd voltage. You'd need and LED driver to handle the larger DC or DCC value and step it down, but those are startling small these days too. We'll have to see what they come up with for 12V, as I know they are working on capacitors to replace rechargeable batteries in things like drills and other power tools. Then again, the gnomes have come up with a way to recharge standard batteries in a couple of seconds. Seems the physics dudes didn't really understand the technology too well. :tb-biggrin:
