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RE: [ECS] Need help troubleshooting A.J. Griglak Wed, 9 Feb 2000 12:39:20 -0500

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Well, I'm getting quite a laugh out of all this.  My simple question has
turned into a discussion of things that I didn't even know that I didn't
know about!!!  ;-)  It sounds like rocket science to me...

BTW, It's not working again..  Again, I'm not sure why or what caused it.
I'm gonna call ADI.

-=A.J.

-----Original Message-----
From: Garnet Bailey [mailto:garnet.bailey@home.com]
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 11:33 PM
To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
Subject: RE: [ECS] Need help troubleshooting


Well guys, to set things a bit straighter, houses run on what amounts to a
center tapped 220V - that gives 110V on each side of the center tap - not a
multi-phase setup as you would find in industrial sites. That is AC volts
and is an RMS rating. 220V RMS = 311 V peak = 622 V peak to peak. That pops
400V caps really nicely. You also have to watch since MOST capacitors are
rated for "working volts DC". 600V is marginal for inside an electrical
box - I have seen 600V caps blow on 220VAC complete with flames and black
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