"PrecisionMachinisT" wrote in message
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"Grant Erwin" wrote in message
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Gunner wrote:
Any idea of how to calculate the amount of capacitance needed to
reduce idle current in a single phase 220 welder?


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Real current and imaginary current are electrical engineering terms.
Imaginary
current can burn up a wire just like real current, it just doesn't show
up
on
your power meter.


If so, then balancing isnt going to lower the operating costs anyways.....

This is true. Power delivered is power sold. IMO, it is highly unlikely
Gunner used $100 worth of juice in one month just heating up the wiring
during welder idle time. The extra charge is probably due to an error in
meter reading - or - Gunner just did a lot more welding in that month.

Bob Swinney

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SVL