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Originally Posted by Ogre75
Capacitors last forever? yeah, ask how many people have had to replace capacitors on their home AC system...
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I have been playing with Maxwell super caps for many years, well before Tesla acquired that company.
There is a massive difference between caps that are found in an AC systems and the ones I am referring to.
Compared to a battery, the service life and cycle life of a super cap far exceeds it. If used within spec, it will likely long longer than the product life-cycle it is installed in. So while it might not last forever, the product would be probably go EOL before they die.
Either way, its a promising technology that has a niche application. Do some searching around, it's pretty impressive.