[Amps] HV rectifier strings - to bypass or not?

[Steve Thompson]

If there's a problem with spikes on the line, isn't it better to 
get rid of them with filtering at the line input so they don't 
reach the transformer in the first place?

Steve

 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Carl [mailto:km1h at jeremy.mv.com]
 > Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 8:44 PM
 > To: garyschafer at comcast.net; 'Jim Thomson'; amps at contesting.com
 > Subject: Re: [Amps] HV rectifier strings - to bypass or not?
 >
 > You dont want intense line spikes going thru electrolytics.
 >
 > Carl
 > KM1H
 >
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Gary Schafer" <garyschafer at comcast.net>
 > To: "'Jim Thomson'" <jim.thom at telus.net>; <amps at contesting.com>
 > Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 9:28 PM
 > Subject: Re: [Amps] HV rectifier strings - to bypass or not?
 >
 >
 > > Why place a capacitor across each diode string on a full wave 
bridge?
 > The
 > > filter capacitor is always across the transformer secondary.
 > >
 > > 73
 > > Gary  K4FMX
 > >