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   Cursitor Doom to legg   
   Re: Scope keeps blowing fuses   
   25 Oct 22 21:54:43   
   
   From: cd@notformail.com   
      
   On Tue, 25 Oct 2022 09:36:35 -0400, legg  wrote:   
      
   >The video shows testing of two Y caps. These were originally   
   >factory tested at 1500VAC/2700VDC, and have no reputation   
   >for embarrassing field failures after 20+yrs.   
   >   
   >X2 caps are desiged for 'impedance-limited' applications and   
   >are tested at around 1KVAC/1500VDC.   
      
   Do you know why these caps usually have their self-resonant frequency   
   marked on the side of them? That's always puzzled me.   
      
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