Greetings,

After reviewing several rail gun designs that I have seen over the internet I have noticed that people predominately use 'pulse capacitor' banks as their power sources that have high voltages and relatively 'high' capacitances on the order of a few thousand uF. I have some experience with the 'newer' Electrolytic Dual-Layer Capacitors (EDLCs) and have been favorably impressed with their charge storage capabilities of 1-3000F (3.6-11000 J). Their only drawback is the very low rated voltage at around 2.5-2.7 volts. Does this disqualify them from use in this application? If so what makes them different other than rated voltage from a 'pulse capacitor'.

Jimbo