On 06/14/2015 05:56 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
But they should be used to get a factor of one, not to pull it the other way... is that what they are doing?
Close to 1. My PowerCo assumes a 1.0something Motors present an inductive load. By comparison, fluorescent lights presents, to a 50/60Hz signal, a capacitive load. (To a kilohertz signal it's another matter! Tesla powered some of his at 20kHz.) So there is a 'choke' or inductive power factor correction. We take that for granted and don't think about it. Hmm. Reality is most people don't think about power factor at all. When I explained to the restaurant owner what he'd bought as 'power saver' he simply didn't follow and the salesman who wanted in on this became annoyed when I 'trivialized' the matter. To EEs and the like this is "Bleedin' obvious, ain't it?" -- A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org