[TheForge] Re: Generators

[Blacksmith]

    30,000 mfd is .030 Farad.

Bob Willman
The Eagle's Anvil
Bowling Green, Ohio
WB8NQW


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charle B Vincent" <xlch58 at swbell.net>
To: <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com>; "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 09:57
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: Generators


> 30,000 mfd is a 30 Farad capacitor.   Not a difficult one to find in 
> 12-30 volt range since they are used by high end audio systems, but 
> pricey.  Even used they run a couple hundred bucks.    AC motor start 
> capacitors are generally rated in the 5 to 20 mfd capacity range and 
> rated for 300-400 volts, so you would need a lot of them.   
> 
> Charles
> 
> 
> 
> Ron Childers wrote:
> 
> >Mike S, maybe you could find some old AC units in the dump. Test the
> >capacitors with an ohm meter. The meter should peg, then drop to zero.
> >
> >Ron C.
> >
> >It's possible to remagnetize the permanent magnet but my local motor
> >guys don't have the right gear.  I've recently been trying to figure
> >out how to do that for a couple of magnetos I have.  Seems like I need
> >some whopping big capacitors so as to deliver 50,000 ampere-turns for
> >a very brief moment.  I have a bunch of capicitors totalling about
> >100,000 micro-fd but they're only rated for 15 to 40 volts.  What
> >would I look in to find a bunch of 150V or 300V 30,000 mfd capacitors?
> >
> >
> >
> >- Mike
> >
> >  
> >
> 
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