Somebody please double check my homework.
I got four 2400 MFD electrolytic caps and just selected a 10 ohm 200 watt power resistor from the scrap bin. I get 0.48 seconds to charge these caps through the resistor using a very simple formula I found:
CHARGE TIME = 5*R*C
I'm setting a time delay relay to .5 seconds before shorting out the resistor.
Karl