Re: Capacitive ballast

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Original poster: "R.E.Burnett by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <R.E.Burnett-at-newcastle.ac.uk>

Hi Alan and all,

This idea seems to come up from time to time, but does not work for
a number of reasons.  Check out this previous post in the archives for an
explanation:

http://www.pupman-dot-com/listarchives/1999/October/msg00590.html

                                                        Cheers,

                                                        -Richie,

> Original poster: "Kelly & Phillipa Williams by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <kellyw-at-ihug.co.nz>
> 
> Hi All!
> 
> Why can't you use a capacitor for ballasting a pole transformer?
> Would it resonate with the primary windings or induce a resonant condition
> in the secondary ciruit? If so, how?
> 
> Thank you for any information,
> 
> Alan Williams