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

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• Subject: Re: Power Factor Capacitor -- Was -- RE: schematics...AdamSmith's
• From: "Malcolm Watts" <malcolm.watts-at-wnp.ac.nz> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 18:48:18 -0700
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Hi Mike,

> Original Poster: "Mike Nolley" <mnolley-at-mail.slc.edu> 
> 
> >
> > 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?

Not a goer. They would charge alright but having been charged up 
to Vpk they would be unable to discharge and would effectively be 
left out of the circuit from then on.

Regards,
Malcolm

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