At only 29 cents each, its time for me to methodically remove all of my .01 uF 2 kV ceramic bypass capacitors from the line inputs to most of my home brew electronic devices and replace them with safety capacitors.
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Vishay-BC-Components/VY2103M63Y5UG63V7/?qs=JVmJ2sTYqewaZu0bwovnqQ%3D%3D Thanks for bringing this to our attention. 73 Frank W3LPL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenneth Grimm" <[email protected]> To: "Charlie Cunningham" <[email protected]> Cc: "topband" <[email protected]>, [email protected] Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2015 3:26:00 PM Subject: Re: Topband: AC line bypass capacitors On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 11:37 PM, Charlie Cunningham <charlie- <[email protected]> > > > > On Wed,2/4/2015 9:52 AM, Roger Graves wrote: > > I would like to try bypassing the AC line. > Jim is right about X1/Y2 caps. Anyone who has restored a lot of boatanchors will tell you that you are wasting your time using anything else for AC line bypassing. See this listing as an example: http://www.digikey.com/product-highlights/us/en/vishay-vy-series-ceramic-caps/644 73, -- Ken - K4XL BoatAnchor Manual Archive BAMA - http://bama.edebris.com "Show me a politician who is poor, and I'll show you a poor politician." - Carlos Hank González _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
