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

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• Subject: Re: Power Factor Capacitor -- Was -- RE: schematics...AdamSmith's
• From: Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>
• Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 12:30:42 -0700
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Hi Mark,

	The larger the capacitance value the more current they draw.  For 60Hz AC
at 120 volts, caps draw ~45mA/uF.  So a 350uF will draw 16 amps and your
3500uF will draw 160 amps!!! 

PFC caps are plugged right into the AC line and they MUST be designed for
that service...

Cheers,

	Terry


snip...
>
>I was (and am) sceptical about using it.  I guess I'll let ya know in a few
>weeks.  The guy gave me a 350 WVDC Electrolytic cap (330uF!!) to use after I
>explained to him what I was doing with it.... Maybe he just wanted to get me 
>out
>of his office, as I nearly  forced him to clean it up so he could find his
>catalogs with doorknob caps. :-)
>
>Mark
>

• 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>)

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