Don't know where you get that 200 Joule figure from! The energy stored in a= cap is given by 0.5CV^2. For my application thats an absolute maximum of 6= 6J.=20 Joe ________________________________________ From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Olin L= athrop [olin_piclist@embedinc.com] Sent: 02 November 2010 15:35 To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Subject: Re: [EE] Where to buy 3300uF 200V Axial caps in UK/Europe Joe McCauley wrote: > Thanks Alan. The French site has 3300uF 350V, but at a whopping 67.90 > Euro + shipping + VAT presumably. Looks like Digikey are the lesser > of 2 evils after all. No matter who sells it, with today's technology a 200 Joule capacitor is going to be big and expensive. ******************************************************************** Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, http://www.embedinc.com/products (978) 742-9014. Gold level PIC consultants since 2000. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .