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Default Using a capacitor as a "wattless" dropper on 110 volt equipment?

On Sunday, 12 May 2019 17:47:43 UTC+1, Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp Esq wrote:
On Sun, 12 May 2019 08:26:17 -0700 (PDT), tabbypurr wrote:
On Sunday, 12 May 2019 12:23:08 UTC+1, Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp Esq wrote:



C dropping never handled any Watt's incidentally, the clue is in
"Wattless dropper".


C droppers pass plenty of watts. They just don't dissipate them.


P = V^2/ R


precisely, so approximately no dissipation, despite it passing plenty of watts to whatever's downstream.


NT