The caps inside aren't necessarily leaky, just too large a value to allow use with a GFCI. A GFCI will trip with ~5mA of current to ground.
When rebuilding these filters, I use 0.01 uF XY rated ceramic caps, with good results. 73, Bob Weiss N2IXK On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 6:11 PM Glenn Little WB4UIV < [email protected]> wrote: > Replace the leaky capacitors in the filter. > Use an isolation transformer and not ground the case (shock hazard). > > Glenn > WB4UIV > > On 3/25/2024 12:58 PM, Jim wrote: > > I'm in a new location and when I plugged in my R-390A it tripped the > GFI's > > in the room. > > I see that there is a modification to the 390 AC filter, but time is > short > > and I would like to get it on the air. > > Is there a simple way to keep the 390 tripping GFI's? > > > > TNX > > Jim > > WB2TPS > > ______________________________________________________________ > > R-390 mailing list > > Home:http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 > > Help:http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post:mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by:http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list:http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Glenn Little ARRL Technical Specialist QCWA LM 28417 > Amateur Callsign: [email protected] AMSAT LM 2178 > QTH: Goose Creek, SC USA (EM92xx) USSVI, FRA, NRA-LM ARRL TAPR > "It is not the class of license that the Amateur holds but the class > of the Amateur that holds the license" > ______________________________________________________________ > R-390 mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ R-390 mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
