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

DW Holtman future212 at comcast.net
Thu Aug 23 10:18:10 EDT 2007


Hello,

A good place to get safety caps is just radios. I have no monetary 
interest, just know they have very good service, full line of caps  and 
competitive prices. The link below explains what X1/Y2 safety caps are 
all about and how to use them.

http://www.justradios.com/safetytips.html

Hope this helps,
DW Holtman
WB7SSN



Richard Loken wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Aug 2007, Cecil Acuff wrote:
>
>   
>> I agree...600V or even better 1kv should do the trick...
>>     
>
> I used to use 1kV 0.01 ceramic discs for that purpose but now you can buy
> UL approved capacitors designed specifically for line bypass use.  The
> issue is something about having a safer failure mode but I forget the
> specifics.
>
>   




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