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		supahfly_remix on Nov 14, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Engineering: Suddenly Sexy for College Grads Not to be picky, but since you're interested in EE, I'll tell you: mA is units of current (charge/time). Coulomb (C) is a unit of charge.

aswanson on Nov 14, 2008 [–]

He probably meant millifarads.

bct on Nov 15, 2008 | [–]

That would be a lot. Capacitors are generally on the order of pico/nano/microfarads.

aswanson on Nov 15, 2008 | | [–]

Yeah, I know. Maybe that's why he thought it was worth mentioning ( He said it weighed 2 lbs).

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