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Bulb and 1 Farad Capacitor with Oscilloscope
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A large (1 Farad) capacitor is charged with a battery then discharged through a light bulb, with output monitored with an oscilloscope.


Fishbane Chapter:   26.2
HRW 9th:   27.09
PIRA DCS classification:   5C30.307

Physics Lecture Demonstrations at the Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Johns Hopkins University