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

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• Subject: Re: Power Factor Capacitor -- Was -- RE: schematics...AdamSmith's
• From: "Bunnykiller" <bigfoo39-at-idt-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 12:22:52 -0700
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> Actually, I've been told that Aluminum Electrolytic will work for a 120VAC
> PFC cap.  These are inexpensive and very common.  And to head off criticism
> that Aluminum electrolytic caps shouldn't be used in an AC circuit, I was
> told by an Electrical Engineer (Technician?) who runs all the electrical
> labs here at school.  He said that electrolytics can take the AC, just not a
> constant negative DC bias.
> 
> Mark

hi Mark...

weird ...   several years ago i took a 220 WVDC -at- 3500 uF electrolytic
cap and placed 120V AC across it      guess what happened ....   I'll
never do that again ...   it was smelly  smokey and LOUD ... 


Scot D

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