Re: AC capacitor

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

That's more than likely a PFC or induction heating capacitor.  4500V -at- 214
amps is around 1 MVA.. fairly hefty.. If you had 0.1% loss, that's still a
kilowatt, hence the cooling coils.

the 5.49Kc frequency is either the self resonant frequency (seems a bit
low), or is the design frequency for an induction heating or filtering
application.  Since it's in kc, not kHz, I'd suspect that it isn't for
harmonic suppression on an inverter (although... it could be), so I'd guess
induction heating.

In any case, good for PFC, not for tesla primary tank (unless you want to
build a REALLY BIG coil)

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> Original poster: "rheidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz
?twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net?" ?rheidlebaugh-at-zialink-dot-com?
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>       I hane a large AC capacitor made by GE. CAT 19F235G3 that looks like I
> can use it for TC. as best I can read the ID plate  reads 4500v rms, 214
> anps, 5.49 Kc frequency, Wiring diagram K3817332, o.o14 ufd to ground
> contains 2.9 gal electronol. It has 2 ea 2.5 in insulators tied together and
> 2 ea ground case terminals and a 3/8 in water coilling coil on top with
> mounting straps on the bottem of the 5" x 13.5" x 13" aluminum case.
>     What was it's intended use? why the cooling coil on the top not the side
> or bottem ? and what is the 5.49 Kc AC use?. If any one can help me I would
> Like to know something about my toy. I got it years ago.
>    Robert  H
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