RE: Suitability of X2 Capacitors as Basic Insulation

2000-10-06 Thread Chris Collin
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RE: Suitability of X2 Capacitors as Basic Insulation

2000-10-06 Thread Scott Lemon
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Re: Suitability of X2 Capacitors as Basic Insulation

2000-10-05 Thread Chris Collin
Peter, I understand you want to use this capacitor between the Central Office battery and Ground (Protective Earth). Why do you need Basic Insulation anyway if you interconnect to Protective Earth. From my point of view, you only need Operational insulation. Regards, Chris Collin On Thu, 05

RE: Suitability of X2 Capacitors as Basic Insulation

2000-10-05 Thread Mel Pedersen
Hello Peter: According to IEC 384-14, the capacitor types suitable to bridge BASIC INSULATION are Y2, Y3, or Y4 capacitors. According to the voltages you specify, a Y4 cap would be suitable. The thing to keep in mind here is clause 1.5.3 of IEC 384-14, which defined an X capacitor as: A