Re: power factor correction capacitors (fwd)

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Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:05:14 -0700
From: Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: power factor correction capacitors (fwd)

At 05:56 AM 7/1/2007, you wrote:

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>Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:43:56 -0400
>From: Scott Bogard <teslas-intern@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: power factor correction capacitors
>
>Hey everybody,
>      Can anybody tell me where I can get, some capacitors to use for power
>factor correction (and how much it would cost me)?

Lots of places carry caps suitable for PFC.  Motor Run caps are 
probably your best bet.



>Would it be insanely
>difficult to build one?

No

>   Could I use motor start or run capacitors?


motor RUN only.. start caps are designed for short duty cycles


>  Thanks.
>
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