Re: capacitive pole pig ballast

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Original poster: "steve" <steve_vance-at-cablelynx-dot-com> 

That does sound easier. Thanks.  How does that limit the current?
  Is it the resistance of the wire or the inductance of the roll?

Steve
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Subject: Re: capacitive pole pig ballast


 > Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
 >
 > Tesla list wrote:
 >  >
 >  > Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > Forget the capacitors.  If you are looking for a simple, low-cost,
 >  > no-frills 3 kVA ballast, then the
 >  > 500ft roll of 12 AWG wire from Home Depot or similar will do the trick
 >  > every time.
 >  >
 >  > Dan
 >  >
 >  >  > Could someone tell me how many .9uf  MO caps it would take to
 >  >  > ballast a
 >  >  > 10kva 14400v pig for 3 kva
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Thanks
 >  >  > Steve
 >
 > I've never understood "capacitive ballasting".  Resistive or inductive
 > yes, but seems to me capacitors in the circuit work in the wrong
 > direction.
 >
 > Ed
 >
 >
 >