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Re: [Amps] More power supply

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Subject: Re: [Amps] More power supply
From: "Will Matney" <craxd1@verizon.net>
Reply-to: craxd1@verizon.net
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:58:06 -0400
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Barrie,

Could the capacitors lost their main ground connection off the last capacitor 
to chassis ground? If that has happened, you wouldn't have any filtering at all.

Best,

Will

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On 4/23/06 at 7:37 PM Barrie Smith wrote:

>I've been testing and measuring this and that on my "growling" power
>supply, in an effort to eliminate all possibilities before I dig in and
>change the diodes.
>
>One thing that I noticed that has me puzzled is, as I crank-up the voltage
>with the variac, a small arc from one of the oil capacitor cases to a very
>nearby ground.
>
>This happens just on about a 500 volt crank-up, and only once.
>
>I've been using oil caps for years and have never deliberately grounded
>the case, nor have I ever seen advise to do so.
>
>I removed that cap and noticed no difference in the growl.
>
>I also measured the capacitance and it was 32 mfd, as stated on the case. 
>It also has about 3 mfd from each terminal to the case.
>
>Should oil capacitor cases be grounded?
>
>TNX & 73, Barrie, W7ALW
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