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

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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.
 > >
 > >