> On 07/16/2025 11:10 AM EDT Tony Duell via cctalk <[email protected]>
> wrote:
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> On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM Jon Elson via cctalk
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > What I might do is make up a cap bank that is 1.2 X larger
> > than the 2 uF and power it up.
>
> Remember that the resonant frequency goes as 1/sqrt(L*C). So doesn't
> that mean you want a capacitor of 1.2^2 times the original value?
>
> -tony
One thing to keep in mind is that the transformer may not be designed to work
at 50 Hz. A "normal" transformer will saturate if the frequency is too low. A
lot of 60Hz equipment won't work (well) on 50 Hz unless the transformer is
specifically designed for that. However, how that applies to a transformer
that is already intended to saturate I don't know. I do suspect it is still an
issue since it will likely saturate sooner than expected, for some definition
of sooner.
Will
