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From: logajan@ns.network.com (John Logajan)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Power Factor
Keywords: Capacitive
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Date: 12 Jan 90 00:09:48 GMT
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sherwood@cbnewse.ATT.COM (charles.a.sherwood) writes:
>Someone stated that they did not know of any equipment that caused a capacitive
>power factor.

Way back in my tech school days, my instructor claimed that the power
company used certain types of motors at various locations along the line
to balance the inductive power factor with a capacitive power factor.

I don't recall which type of motor appears capacitive.

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