Topband: [PVRC] AC line safety capacitors

[Tim Shoppa]

This class of capacitor also works great for making repairs to old tube
rigs. Various RF bypass, plate blocking etc. in 807/6146B type rigs.

Tim N3QE

On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Rol <roland.anders at comcast.net> wrote:

> I see that these capacitors were developed to be in compliance with the
> WEEE and RoHS directives, which are all about disposal of hazardous
> material, so those replacing these capacitors will want to be sure that
> they dispose of the removed components as hazardous waste, or little will
> be accomplished in that regard.
>
>
> On Feb 5, 2015, at 11:29 AM, donovanf at starpower.net wrote:
>
> > 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.
> >
> >
> http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Vishay-BC-Components/VY2103M63Y5UG63V7/?qs=JVmJ2sTYqewaZu0bwovnqQ%3D%3D
> >
> > Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
> >
> > 73
> > Frank
> > W3LPL
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: "Kenneth Grimm" <grimm at sbc.edu>
> > To: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham at nc.rr.com>
> > Cc: "topband" <topband at contesting.com>, jim at audiosystemsgroup.com
> > Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2015 3:26:00 PM
> > Subject: Re: Topband: AC line bypass capacitors
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 11:37 PM, Charlie Cunningham <charlie-
> > <charlie-cunningham at nc.rr.com>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed,2/4/2015 9:52 AM, Roger Graves wrote:
> >>> I would like to try bypassing the AC line.
> >>
> >
> > Jim is right about X1/Y2 caps. Anyone who has restored a lot of
> > boatanchors will tell you that you are wasting your time using anything
> > else for AC line bypassing.
> > See this listing as an example:
> >
> http://www.digikey.com/product-highlights/us/en/vishay-vy-series-ceramic-caps/644
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > --
> > Ken - K4XL
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