From: "Jim Shorney" 
Subject: Re: [drakelist] AC-4 Cap values


"Jim Shorney"  made an utterence to
the drakelist gang
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On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 15:49:52 -0800, Carl Strode wrote:

>What I may do is to install a NTC (Negative Temperature Coefficient) 
>high current thermistor in series with the incoming AC line. These are 
>really cool devices.

I salvage these from dead PC power supplies and monitors. They're
usually just about right for an AC4. Here's a good article on inrush
limiting, courtesy of the R-390(a) crowd:

http://209.35.120.129/Pearls/inrush-current-FAQ.pdf



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