Re: LTR vs. STR for pigs was Re: PFC Question

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Original poster: "Dmitry (father dest)" <dest@xxxxxxxxxxx>


> 1) What decides whether a cap is LTR or STR? The
> answer is the leakage inductance of the transformer.
> Now in a NST that is built in, but a pig has
> practically none so you need to provide your own
> external ballast. So, it is not the pig itself that
> determines whether the cap is LTR or STR, but the
> ballast. (And the transformer turns ratio too, I
> suppose.)

you guys are making your life more difficult by yourselves, you create
unnecessary questions by yourselves - the ballast should be at the
secondary side of the transformer - it`s just that simple. discussions
on this topic started to appear as early as 96 (if you interested) :-)

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