In message <[email protected]>, dated Thu, 19 Oct 2006, Brian O'Connell <[email protected]> writes >I do not understand how y-caps can "arc", as most Y2-rated caps that I >have tested will withstand 3kV di-electric and 4kV surge/EFT.
Indeed; that's what makes me suspect that the wrong sort of capacitors might have been fitted. To a buyer, one 2.2 nF is much like another, especially if it's much cheaper! -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk Swine wave - a waveform whose spectrum is exceptionally difficult to calculate. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
