Re: Initial setting for sync phase angle on an RSG

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Initial setting for sync phase angle on an RSG
From: "Barton B. Anderson" <tesla123-at-pacbell-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 22:36:00 -0700
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> Original Poster: "Colin Dancer" <CMD-at-datcon.co.uk>
>

I Colin,

I tried that - no success. I tried series and parallel circuits, but
haven't had
any success. The PFC value is something I have not tried. I'll give it a go.

Bart

> My gut feel is that you need a capacitor in the circuit to give a negative
> phase shift which can then be offset against the positive shift from the
> inductor.  It might be worth trying a model with a capacitor in parallel
> with the variac.  I'd suggest selecting the capacitor value such that it is
> the correct value for use as a PFC capacitor when the variac is at it's mid
> setting.