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In Reply to: RE: PFC Correction posted by pictureguy on August 12, 2014 at 00:00:20
Not so. The EU ,IIRC, has mandated that PFC be applied on all electrical appliances.
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Here is a list of rules.
They talk about 'harmonics'.
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Another crazy law.
Do you know the threshold needed for the application of PFC? Here in the states, the Surcharge from your power company applies at some PF level…maybe 0.9 or worse. Why would it be mandated that a device with a PF of OVER 0.9 need PFC? Only large consumers of electricity are given such surcharges. Home owners? Not Yet, but it may be coming.
For small appliances it might take more to impliment than is saved.
Now that we have 'smart meters' I have something to look forward to. Getting billed for ACTUAL power used, not just watts!
I can think of another way to make such law and still give choices. When something is sold, it is taxed on efficiency. Higher efficiency=lower tax. Kind of like VAT, only for power. So, just like in the states you can still buy poor fuel economy cars, you just pay the Gas Guzzler Tax.. The lower the PF, the higher the tax.
Any reports on audio equipement so equipped? Sound better or worse?
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