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Little optimus did well. I am uploading the video and it should be live by tomorrow!
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JayMan7
Little optimus did well. I am uploading the video and it should be live by tomorrow!
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I know you couldn't hear it but I just cheered. 
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Unless we change direction we are likely to end up where we are going.
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I'll just be sitting here hitting reload on your channel to see when it pops up. 
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I'm tired of these mediocre "semi flammable" refrigerants. If we're going to do it let's do it right.
Unless we change direction we are likely to end up where we are going.
"It's not new, it's better than new!" Maru.
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I'll just be sitting here hitting reload on your channel to see when it pops up.
Awesome! Even though my video are a little rough I will say that this video is way better than the previous. I even did a little editing
AND the pico scope made a HUGE difference in my ability to measure things and really show what is going on. I'll have a pretty sweet video on power factor coming out in the next week or two.
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Awesome! Even though my video are a little rough I will say that this video is way better than the previous. I even did a little editing
AND the pico scope made a HUGE difference in my ability to measure things and really show what is going on. I'll have a pretty sweet video on power factor coming out in the next week or two.
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I just watched your nerd out level 10 video. Who is your good buddy?
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Unless we change direction we are likely to end up where we are going.
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I just watched your nerd out level 10 video.
Who is your good buddy?
He's another tech that's in residential. We do a lot of stuff together like hunt and workout. He's told me a thousand times that if he ever had to work on my system he would rip all the wires out, first thing, and just go back in with a smart thermostat. So I posted that video just to mess with him.
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He's another tech that's in residential. We do a lot of stuff together like hunt and workout. He's told me a thousand times that if he ever had to work on my system he would rip all the wires out, first thing, and just go back in with a smart thermostat. So I posted that video just to mess with him.
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That's funny. I figured there was a story behind it.
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Optimus just went live!
https://youtu.be/bGzylxvQH_A
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I was one of the first 2 views.
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I really like how excited you get about these tests. Its nice to know I am not the only nutty geek around.
I will be making more since they seem to be a success.
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I'm tired of these mediocre "semi flammable" refrigerants. If we're going to do it let's do it right.
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I really like how excited you get about these tests. Its nice to know I am not the only nutty geek around.
I will be making more since they seem to be a success.
Your definitely not the only nerd, that’s for sure and I’d say most of us here are lol
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I really like how excited you get about these tests. Its nice to know I am not the only nutty geek around.
I will be making more since they seem to be a success.
It is nice to know for sure. I hate the idea of boring people so I’m glad to hear that!
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Another awesome video! Looking forward to more, and what else you do with that oil burner igniter.
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R600a
So when are you releasing the video explaining power factor?
Just released the power factor video 
...I filmed it about a month ago but it got buried underneath other videos I was trying to finish editing lol.
https://youtu.be/fS-yrUydzrg
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Just released the power factor video
...I filmed it about a month ago but it got buried underneath other videos I was trying to finish editing lol.
https://youtu.be/fS-yrUydzrg
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THX Jman for the video...
I suspect the inductive load of a motor or Xformer has something to do with power factor (PF)...
Can you do a video at some point that explains the relationship between inductive load and PF?
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Just released the power factor video
...I filmed it about a month ago but it got buried underneath other videos I was trying to finish editing lol.
https://youtu.be/fS-yrUydzrg
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Excellent. I think I understand it now.
So induction will delay the current compared to the voltage and capacitance will advance the current compared to the voltage. Correct?
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R600a
Excellent. I think I understand it now.
So induction will delay the current compared to the voltage and capacitance will advance the current compared to the voltage. Correct?
Yes that’s exactly right! Remember the bucket analogy…
An inductor is building up a magnetic field which resists current so the current tends to lag the voltage. Inductors resist change. Kind of like a bucket taking a while to fill, the current takes awhile to peak after the voltage peaks.
Capacitive loads charge quickly and they don’t resist change like inductors. Therefore, they actually start dumping current as the voltage drops. This causes the current to lead voltage. This would be like the bucket dumping even if the water spigot flow decreases.
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THX Jman for the video...
I suspect the inductive load of a motor or Xformer has something to do with power factor (PF)...
Can you do a video at some point that explains the relationship between inductive load and PF?
THX
GA
Yeah definitely stay tuned
I plan to do some more educational type videos mixed in with my normal videos!
In the meantime see the response above to R600a's post. That may help add some clarity!
Think of an inductor as a sponge that wants to take in water and not change. An inductor is creating a magnetic field and the magnetic field is helping to resist change. Kind of like if you take in water and turn it into ice it will resist going back to water because you have it stored as ice.
A capacitor is like a sponge that wants to immediately dump it's water as soon as possible. All it does is store power (it’s not converting it to a magnetic field). It doesn’t mind storing power, but it definitely doesn’t want to hold onto it if it doesn’t have to.
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@jayman7, So where do you get the Pf number to use in a calculation?
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@jayman7, So where do you get the Pf number to use in a calculation?
Good question! The manufacturer should know the PF of whatever they produce.
On motors (not always residential but most commerical motors) it will be on the nameplate as "PF" or “cos phi” (phi symbol looks like a goofy "p")
In genreal, if the motor is under a good load (like 75%-100%) you can exspect a PF of about 0.85 on average. However, capacitors can be used to improve PF.
If you have a meter like the fp SC680 it will measure PF, Watts, or VA.
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