What's a good word for...

[Huhuh]

Yes, you could say that. Although in real life the weapon does not charge to a higher power. Ergo this physic is not about real life.

Capacity could be theoretically be a negative value, which would be out of context of "charging to a higher power", since "higher" would be increase in positive value.

Phooey, I guess everything I learned in electronics was wrong.

The longer you charge a capacitor, the more charge builds up in it until it reaches its capacitance. You could drain the capacitor before it has reached capacitance for a greater rate of fire, or you could wait (i.e charge the capacitor longer) for a more powerful shot, but with a lower rate of fire.

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