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Re: Saturating LTR coil! - demonstrated!! - RE: ~Variac question



Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

>         What is the voltage across the transformer during these
conditions?  I
> can see no way to get that much current without approaching series
> resonance;  the current which charges the capacitor has to pass through
> the leakage reactance.
> 
> Ed
> 
> The mains input?  Probably between 130-135VAC, allowing for a drop in the
> mains.  But my 15/60 is mains-resonant with about a .01uF cap, and I was
> using a .02uF cap.
> 
> Gary Lau
> MA, USA

	Should have been more specific.  What is the secondary voltage?

Ed