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Cathode Ray · 29th Dec 2018, 6:57 pm

So a little research and it turns out the trafo is drawing 330mA without any output load because it's a pure inductive load.
A Power Factor Correction capacitor can cure it.

Anyone care to estimate a capacitor value which may work ?
The trafo is rated at 500VA

Thanks
Ray

29th Dec 2018, 6:57 pm	#11
Cathode Ray Pentode Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: County Meath, Ireland Posts: 242	Re: Variac first or Isolation first ? So a little research and it turns out the trafo is drawing 330mA without any output load because it's a pure inductive load. A Power Factor Correction capacitor can cure it. Anyone care to estimate a capacitor value which may work ? The trafo is rated at 500VA Thanks Ray