16 Jul
2025
16 Jul
'25
11:42 a.m.
On 07/16/2025 11:10 AM EDT Tony Duell via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM Jon Elson via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
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
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