Computer Controlled Capacitor Reformer

[Zenith6S321]

I opened this thread here because a couple of the threads in this section discussed capacitor reforming. Please move this to the correct section. The thread: http://www.videokarma.org/showthread...=256816&page=3 talked about plotting cap reforming data. I put together a computer controlled capacitor reformer that captures current and voltage data while limiting the current and voltage to user specified values. The intention is to make a cap reformer that, once started, can complete the process with no user monitoring. Attached is a schematic of the current state of my project. It plugs into a PC using a USB cable and is powered by 120VAC. I uses an Arduino Uno processor (about 2" by 3") and a Seeed Motor Controller to provide two 2A 16V pulse width modulated drives from the motor contrller connected to two 12.6V to 120V step up transformers. All of this is from Radio Shack. The two 120V output windings are connected in series and drive a voltage quadrupler. Current and voltage sensing resistors are used to monitor the capacitor reforming process using two of the Arduino Uno analog inputs. The system is able to generate voltages up to almost 900VDC under program control. The above referenced thead has current, voltage, computed resistance, and computed power plots of four capacitors being reformed. Attached is a schematic of the current state of the hardware, as requested in the other thread. I started this thread so as not to hijack the other thread. I have some more modifications to add controls to make the unit not need the PC to set the reforming parameters.