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   Message 71,071 of 72,318   
   Jeroen Belleman to Bob Engelhardt   
   Re: Purpose of cap on ac line of PC powe   
   04 May 19 17:18:42   
   
   From: jeroen@nospam.please   
      
   On 2019-05-04 17:02, Bob Engelhardt wrote:   
   > I am re-purposing a PC power supply and there is a "0.47k" cap across   
   > the incoming AC line.  What's that for?   
      
   Interference suppression. Google 'X-capacitor'.   
   Before you ask, there is also a 'Y-capacitor'.   
   They're a bit special because they have to conform   
   to pretty strict safety standards.   
      
   Jeroen Belleman   
      
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