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Re: capacitors in line filters

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The ac inline caps are known as X cap (across the line and neutral) and Y cap (across the line and neutral to ground). Thse caps should have UL and other safety approvals on them. If you increase the Y cap value, you will increase leakage current and risk of shock.
RW


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