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Safety Caps -- Please Edumicate Me!
mikethedruid
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09-12-2021, 07:10 PM
I found another article which has more information about safety caps which have the X1Y2 rating and such...
https://electronics.stackexchange.com/qu...or-exactly
Look under the "Answers" section. It has some deeper explanations. Basically, an X1Y2 condenser is designed to fail OPEN, but meets the continuous, surge, and pulse voltage ratings of both X1 and Y2 standards.
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