[RFI] LED recessed lighting
Jim Brown
jim at audiosystemsgroup.com
Wed Jun 22 20:21:38 EDT 2022
On 6/22/2022 4:51 PM, Scott Yost via RFI wrote:
> DO NOT USE an ordinary capacitor. Use only a properly rated safety capacitor.
Right.
> In my case I used a 0.0022 uF X2 275V metal film capacitor.
WRONG! Quoting from my tutorial on killing noise:
Use only type X1, X2, Y1 and Y2 capacitors, which are specifically rated
for AC line use and designed to withstand the 3-6 kV spikes that can
occur on power wiring. Choose this capacitor carefully – if it fails, it
could catch on fire!
73, Jim K9YC
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