Re: Are these capacitors suitable for PFC????

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Original poster: "Bert Hickman by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net>

Andy,

They should work fine as PFC caps. 

-- Bert --
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Bert Hickman
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Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Andy Cobaugh by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <kb3ewy-at-rcn-dot-com>
> 
> Hello fellow coilers,
> 
>     I stumbled onto literally a pile of ballast transformers today in the
> heavy metal dumpster at the recycling center on my way to school.  There
> were a total of 40.  Each of them had an 8uF 330VAC capacitor attached.  I
> kept five of the transformers, figuring I could use the cores for something.
> I grabbed up all the capacitors though.  They are made by GE, and are a
> metal can type.  I almost thought they were microwave oven caps, because
> that's what they look like.  Are these suitable for use as PFC?  I realize
> wiring all 40 in parallel would be a real pain, but it is probably worth it
> if they are suitable.
> 
> Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Andy C.
> Internet Homepage: http://users.rcn-dot-com/tcobaugh/