Re: PFC by Measurement

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

In a message dated 12/1/01 12:06:56 AM Eastern Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes:



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> Original poster: "Rick Williams by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <richardwwilliams-at-earthlink-dot-net>
>
> Hey Matt,
> Any chance you may have noticed the current draw from the mains when the
> NSTs are unloaded?
>
> Rick W.
> SLC



Hi Rick,
         Ran it unloaded this morning per your question. With no caps, the
no-load current is 1.8 Amps. Minimum no-load current was 0.8 Amps at ~ 35uF.
Since it doesn't run unloaded in TC operation, what does this tell me?
Matt D.