[Amps] load capacitor ratings?

Will Matney craxd1 at ezwv.com
Mon Aug 30 21:20:54 EDT 2004


I failed to mention that the values I were mentioning earlier, in the 
designs I was using, were for a Pi tank circuit and not a Pi-L. Thus the 
load C would have seen a different load resistance of about 300 ohms or 
so. For 1500 watts PEP on a 300 ohm load, a voltage of 671 volts would 
be incurred. At the 50 ohm load for a Pi tank, load C would see about 
274 volts. So a capacitor with a rating of at least 2.5 : 1 difference 
would be needed. Where V = sqrt of W x R.

Will Matney


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