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Re: Topband: [PVRC] AC line safety capacitors

To: "'Tim Shoppa'" <tshoppa@gmail.com>, "'Rol'" <roland.anders@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Topband: [PVRC] AC line safety capacitors
From: "James Wolf" <jbwolf@comcast.net>
Reply-to: jbwolf@comcast.net
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 16:52:47 -0500
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When I was fixing TV's in my high school days, RCA used a ceramic capacitor 
across the AC line just inside the chassis.   Caused all kind of fires.
They tried their best to replace them all.  

Jim - KR9U

> > 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.


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