Cap reformation question

[woodelf]

Chuck Guzis wrote:Wouldn't this amount to the same thing as putting a 
hefty resistor in

>series with a variac-controlled power supply with a voltmeter on the supply
>side?  Start low--the resistor limits the current--crank the variac up bit
>by bit until the desired voltage is reached.  A fuse isn't a bad idea
>either, in case the dielectric just plain fails. 
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>It's worked for me.  And my power supply isn't anything more than a
>transformer connected to the variac followed by a full-wave bridge
>rectifier--no filtering needed.
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looks around ...  better  add a big hefty cap to that power supply as I 
know you have at least one
kicking around :)   Don't forget get to measure final voltage to your 
cap plus 10% 20% ??? safety
margin.  I also feel safe with new cap rather than a patched one.

>Cheers,
>Chuck
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