>With a capacitor DC filter, the worst spikes on the mains simply get
>rectified and stored in the capacitor. With a choke filter, a MOV makes
>more sense.
depends on leakage reactance. For the minimal cost, it's worthwhile. If my
power company was like Pacific Graft and Extortion, I'd want all the
protection on the supplies that I could get!
73
Peter G3RZP
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