DC Coil Power Factor Correction (fwd)

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Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:11:17 -0400
From: Crispy <crispy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: DC Coil Power Factor Correction

Hello,

I was wondering if there was any use for PFC capacitors on a DC coil.  I
don't think the input waveform would just be an offset sine wave ...
would it?  Or what would the input waveform look like to a transformer
connected to a bridge rectifier and smoothing capacitor?

Thanks,
Chris