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Re: Topband: AC line bypass capacitors

To: Roger Graves <ve7vv@shaw.ca>
Subject: Re: Topband: AC line bypass capacitors
From: Bill Wichers <billw@waveform.net>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 01:02:04 +0000
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Digikey carries Panasonic's line of ac Lin filter caps. They are "

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On Feb 4, 2015, at 12:52 PM, "Roger Graves" <ve7vv@shaw.ca> wrote:

> My 160 TX is causing RFI to one of my baseboard heater programmable 
> thermostats (switches modes, temperature, when I transmit). The thermostat 
> has a 2 wire connection to 240VAC in a metal receptacle box that has a third 
> wire common ground wire. I would like to try bypassing the AC line. Can 
> someone suggest an appropriate (safe) capacitor for this purpose, e.g. a 
> Digi-Key or Mouser part number? Should I use one capacitor across the 240VAC 
> or two capacitors, one from each 120VAC line to the common wire? Thanks for 
> the help.
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