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Marcus flipped the switch.
Nothing happened. Again.
"Why?" asked Marcus, frustrated at the circuit.
Bits of electronics, unnamed objects, and wires lay bare on the workbench.
"It never works the first time and always the second," commented Marcus, wringing frustration into his towel.
"... perhaps ... if I might make a suggestion," said Lem as he quietly swept the floor behind Marcus.
"Yes, Lem?" said Marcus, turning slowly toward the voice.
"Well, perhaps you need a voltage multiplier," suggested Lem. "You are using an off-the-shelf capacitor, which seems to store the voltage from the first run. Then, when you turn it on again, the initial voltage is added to the new voltage from the battery."
"Hmm, perhaps you're right," responded Marcus.
Nothing happened. Again.
"Why?" asked Marcus, frustrated at the circuit.
Bits of electronics, unnamed objects, and wires lay bare on the workbench.
"It never works the first time and always the second," commented Marcus, wringing frustration into his towel.
"... perhaps ... if I might make a suggestion," said Lem as he quietly swept the floor behind Marcus.
"Yes, Lem?" said Marcus, turning slowly toward the voice.
"Well, perhaps you need a voltage multiplier," suggested Lem. "You are using an off-the-shelf capacitor, which seems to store the voltage from the first run. Then, when you turn it on again, the initial voltage is added to the new voltage from the battery."
"Hmm, perhaps you're right," responded Marcus.
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