Topband: [PVRC] AC line safety capacitors

[James Wolf]

When I was fixing TV's in my high school days, RCA used a ceramic capacitor across the AC line just inside the chassis.   Caused all kind of fires.
They tried their best to replace them all.  

Jim - KR9U

> > 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.