RE: power factor cap? (fwd)

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Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:02:20 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
From: Mike Strube <mjstrube@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: power factor cap? (fwd)

Here is good source for cheap PFC caps:

http://www.usamfg.net/


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>Subject: RE: power factor cap? (fwd)
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>Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 09:35:59 -0500
>From: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>
>To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: power factor cap? (fwd)
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>You'll not find anything useful for power factor correction in TV's or
>monitors.  What you need are motor RUN capacitors, not motor start
>capacitors and not electrolytic capacitors.  Purchased new, suitable run
>capacitors are very expensive (by coiler standards).  But eBay has
>plenty of good caps - you just need to be able to tell the good ones
>from the bad ones.  If the description includes the word START or lists
>the uF value as a range, i.e. 64-77uF, you don't want it.
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>Regards, Gary Lau
>MA, USA
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>> From: russell dischar <hightechredneck2005@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: power factor cap?
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>> I am trying to get a power factor cap of around 550 uf. I tried some
>of
>> the big black ones from inside a computer monitor Alum./electrolyte
>with
>> really smokin results. i litterally mean smokin. What type of caps are
>> used for this and can i get one one for cheap. I have a bunch of old
>tvs
>> and monitors.
>> 
>>   thanks
>>   Russ
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