Re: How big is LTR?

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

Hi Gary,

See:

http://www.pupman-dot-com/listarchives/2002/April/msg00038.html

Cheers,

         Terry


At 01:47 PM 12/16/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Terry:
>
>I'm curious as to the derivation of the pi/2 factor.  As far as 
>diminishing NST resonant rise, the further from a mains-resonant value 
>(i.e. higher), the better.  And a lower cap value would charge to a higher 
>voltage, so that argues for a lower value.  But the inductive kick effect 
>favors the higher values.  Who knows what happens when the current 
>limiting shunts saturate.
>
>Gary Lau
>MA, USA
>
> >There is no doubt that LTR systems are far safer for the NSTs!!
> >The LRT size is theoretically pi/2 times that, but everyone uses a factor
> >of 1.5 (there is a little loss) so we get a value of 13.2nF for an LTR cap.