[R-390] Need help fixing R390A not to trip GFI breaker

[Cecil Acuff]

I agree...600V or even better 1kv should do the trick...

Cecil..
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Hawkins" <bill at iaxs.net>
To: <R-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 6:13 PM
Subject: RE: [R-390] Need help fixing R390A not to trip GFI breaker


> Well, not just any disks, unless you enjoy unexpected fireworks.
> 
> Dropping from 0.1 to 0.01 does fix the problem, but you have to
> do it with caps rated for across the power line service, with
> all its surges.
> 
> It appears that one man's reactance is another man's leak . . .
> 
> Bill Hawkins
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cecil Acuff
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 1:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [R-390] Need help fixing R390A not to trip GFI breaker
> 
> I think that's the solution....I would open it up and replace the caps
> with .01mfd disks and put it back together.  Solves one problem and one
> potential problem.  No more tripping of the GFCI (used to just call them
> GFI's)  and if by chance the caps were leaky they are no more!
> 
> Problems solved....
> 
> Cecil 
> 
> 
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