Phase adjustment circuit

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <CHURCHMON-at-aol-dot-com>

Hi all,  I constructed  John Freau's  phase adjustment circuit and I need a 
ballpark 
idea of what size cap's I need.I purchased six motor run caps for $30.00 
,5-at-40uf ea. 
,and 1-at- 50uf. When I connect up one cap I get about10-15% of phase adj. but 
when 
I start adding caps (even one) the fuse blows.? I'm currently using a 3 amp 
fuse and 3 amp variac a G.E. 1/3 hp motor modified for sync. 
I also have a 9 amp variac ,but have'nt  tried it yet .There was another post 
reciently 
where someone had a similar arangement and was getting 90% of adj.Could 
some-one help shed some light on this for me? 

Thanks again, 
Mike Church  (CHURCHMON)-at-aol