Re: Power Factor (Was Freau's efficiency)

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi Jonathon,

With no load it will draw about 1/2 amp which is just the magnetizing current. 
At full load without a PFC cap it will draw around 10 amps.  With PFC maybe 1/2
that for 5 amps.  You would probably want about 100 - 150uF for this NST.

Cheers,

        Terry

At 02:12 PM 6/8/2001 -0400, you wrote: 
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> Hi, A 12/60 (720 VA) will draw 6 A -at- 120 V  with no load, correct? Will it 
> draw the same ammount of current during TC use? If it is the same, would PFC 
> really do much? Its only 6 A...  ( Ive asked alot of questions this week! :-)
>
>  ) 
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> --------------------------------------- 
> Jonathon Reinhart 
> hometown.aol-dot-com/kidd6488/tesla 
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>
> In a message dated 6/8/01 01:43:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
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> writes: 
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>>
>> Richie, Ed, 
>>
>> When I added PFC to my NST TC with static gap, it reduced the current 
>> draw to about half according to my ordinary ammeter. 
>>
>> Cheers, 
>> John Freau
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