Re: Power Factor Capacitor -- Was -- RE: schematics...Adam Smith's

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• Subject: Re: Power Factor Capacitor -- Was -- RE: schematics...Adam Smith's
• From: "Malcolm Watts" <malcolm.watts-at-wnp.ac.nz> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 16:05:04 -0700
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Hi William,

> Original Poster: "William Parn" <parn-at-fgm-dot-com> 
> 
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tesla List [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 8:39 PM
> > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > Subject: Re: schematics...Adam Smith's
> > 
> > 
> > Lastly the power factor capacitor, is this now commonly employed by
> > > coilers? 

That should actually have been power factor correction (PFC) 
capacitor.
 
> > I always use them with NSTs. Makes switches and fuses a lot 
> > happier.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Malcolm
> > 
> > 
> 
> What is a power factor capacitor, and where does it go?

It is used to counteract the effects of an inductive load as seen by 
the mains. The idea is to bring current into phase with voltage. It 
goes directly across the transformer primary terminals.

Malcolm

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