[Boatanchors] X-Y Safety Capacitors -Advises Sought

[whitebear1122 at comcast.net]

I'm building a power supply for my HB-67 single/dual conversion
superheterodyne receiver from the 1967 - 1969 ARRL Handbook.  Excellent
receiver and works well from the ole Heathkit SP-17A.  I'm building a stand
alone power supply for it now.  For the first time, I'm using a toroidal
power transformer and 5H choke.  Interesting..

 

Do you guys put in X-Y so called "safety capacitors" on the AC line?  I've
read where the Y capacitors are used on AC for the purpose of reducing RFI.
Is this so?  I've never used them before.  I only ask because I'm all for
reducing RF noise in a receiver, and I have the DigiKey order page open.
Believe it or not but I didn't have a single 1N4007 in the shack. Thanks.

 

73, Scott WA9WFA