RE: ...another newbie question

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>

If your caps are rated at 165VAC, and your mains voltage is 120VAC, or
140VAC from a Variac, there's nothing to be gained by series-paralleling
4 caps to double the voltage rating.  As long as the cap voltage rating
is no less than the maximum Variac voltage, they're guaranteed to last
longer than the rest of your coil.

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA

> Original poster: "Ken May" <kens.coil@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Yes ,890 to 900va =165.8uf ...
> I like to take two sets of  caps (4 caps)at 175uf 165vac and put them
in
> series and then add them in parallel to give 175uf at 330vac...
> No bang yet...
>