I juste got hold of a large cap, 34 000 micro/55 V, very cheaply.
But is there anyway I can use use it as a stiffening capacitor since I only got a one?
In case you are wondering, "These low inductance Maxwell pulse caps are each rated at 70 uF @ 12 kV, and 100 kA peak, and they weigh 165 pounds apiece".
Sorry this is off-topic, but I saw "large cap", then had a giggle
those big ones look like from a laboratory where they do research for pulse techniques for example to blow up concrete by attaching high voltage to big wire that´s inlayed in the concrete.
we got the same caps in university for that purpose.
(funny to see professors turning into children and playing around with lightnings and blowing up things)
I juste got hold of a large cap, 34 000 micro/55 V, very cheaply.
But is there anyway I can use use it as a stiffening capacitor since I only got a one?
If the voltage rating is higher than voltage between rails, I don't see a reason why you couldn't use it between rails. I presume that cap is an addition and you already have a ground in the circuit.