basic questions

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Original poster: "Steven Ward by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <srward16-at-hotmail-dot-com>

Hello,

I have some simple questions here.

For a NST protection circuit, is it ok to use polyester(i believe) 
capacitors, rather than ceramic??  I intend to at least have a simple LC 
filter with at least the cap on each leg, and the resistors, along with my 
safety gap.  I saw this simple filter on Gregs Garage, web site (i think).  
The capacitors in question are Russian military caps rated 16kv 4700pf, id 
use 2 in series for each cap.  I figure ceramic would be as bad as polyester 
when it comes to RF.  Would these work??  Also, does anyone have any 
suitable resistors that they may want to sell??  I dont have the money to 
meet any companies minimum order, also why im not getting MOVs yet.

Also will power factor correction get rid of the problem of the lights 
dimming in the house?!?  Im only running 1800VA transformer(2 15/60 NSTs).  
I really dont understand why thats dimming the lights.  I heard some 
arguements over PFC, in that its not really usefull.  So all i want to know 
is, will PFC caps keep the lights from dimming?  will they really draw less 
power/ cost less money to run my coil/ be able to run from a 15-20A switch?? 
  Also is it better to just be a little less than the calculated value for 
PFC when in TC operation?  I heard the calculated value may be too much and 
cause other problems, and that less than the calculated value will simply 
not be 100% effective(but still very helpful).  Is this correct?  also what 
voltage rating is needed for a 120v input?  Is 240v good enough?

And one more!  Is it ok for me to be switching this much current with my 
breaker switch.  I made a separate breaker box for my coil, with a 15A 
breaker in it.  I have been using this as a switch, with out the use of a 
relay.  Is this ok for a ~20A+ load?  I know that if i go any higher i will 
be pushing my luck, but am i already?

Thanks for all the help this list has provided.  Its taken my coiling to the 
next level of quality and understanding.

Steve Ward.



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