On Nov 2, 2011, at 10:32 AM, Mike Hord wrote:

> i =3D C*dV/dt. A passable estimate, therefore, is
> 2.2u*400/20u =3D 44A.

Heh.  I did t =3D RC to get an "equivalent" discharge resistance, and =20
V=3DIR to get the resulting current, hoping that "average" and the 1/e =20
factor in the time constant end up balancing each other "close enough."

This also results in an answer of 44A...

BillW

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