> On Jul 16, 2025, at 11:42 AM, Will Cooke via cctalk <[email protected]>
> wrote:
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>> 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:
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>>> 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
That's true but the frequency difference is modest, so chances are it will be
ok unless the design is really marginal. It would be a different matter if you
were dealing with a transformer designed for 400 Hz power.
paul
