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

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Subject: Re: Power Factor Capacitor -- Was -- RE: schematics...AdamSmith's
From: "Mike Nolley" <mnolley-at-mail.slc.edu> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 22:38:33 -0700
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>
> Original Poster: "Mark Broker" <broker-at-uwplatt.edu>Actually, I've been told
> that Aluminum Electrolytic will work for a 120VACPFC 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 wastold 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

    Just a thought:  would it be possible to simply use 2 electrolytics and
rectify them using two 300V, 30A diodes?  One would charge during one
phase, the
other during the other phase.  Or would this lead to a doubler effect?
            --Mike