Re: The walls are melting again.../power factor correction

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Original poster: John Keith <jskeith-at-interaccess-dot-com> 

Yes, you can. I can't tell from your post what kind of transformer you are
using, but several people use MO caps in series with the HV secondary as
ballast for MOT stacks, which also corrects the power factor. If you are
using a NST, however, the capacitance would be too high and the voltage too
low.

Hope that helps,
John Keith



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Subject: Re: The walls are melting again.../power factor correction


 > Original poster: "Arpit Thomas" <arpit-at-inzo-dot-org>
 >
 > I was thinking about power factor correction,  and I was wondering,
instead
 > of using large capacitors on the 240 volt line, could you use microwave
 > oven capacitors on the secondary side of your transformer? YOu'd need less
 > capacitance then right?
 >
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 >
 > On 12/05/2004 at 9:57 PM Tesla list wrote:
 >
 >  >Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >  >
 >  >Hi Christopher,
 >  >
 >  >If you dont have any PFC caps on your line, you could be drawing 15 or
so
 >  >amps.  Also the current draw will also be a function of your gap spacing
 >  >and
 >  >whether you use a static SG or SRSG.  Try 160uf worth of motor run caps
 >  >across the power line to reduce the current draw.
 >  >
 >  >Gerry R.
 >  >
 >  > > Original poster: "Christopher 'CajunCoiler' Mayeux"
 >  ><cajuncoiler-at-cox-dot-net>
 >  > >
 >  > > there's no way in h*** it's
 >  > > going to be drawing a steady
 >  > > 38 amps on a 15 amp circuit.
 >  > > ...especially when all the
 >  > > combined loads should be no
 >  > > more than 10, and none of
 >  > > the wires are even close to
 >  > > being warm.
 >  > >
 >  > > Ok, my rant is done.
 >  > >
 >  > >
 >
 >