08-18-2024, 07:31 PM
Mr. Fixr, you are right. I looked back at my notes, and it turns out that I did not use type Y caps on my model 49-906's filter caps. For some odd reason I was thinking I had done so.
Morzh, thank you for the detailed insight into the different types of capacitors. I appreciate that! It's funny--I am a transmission station engineer, and deal with carrier signals and interference on lines all the time. However, the means are a bit different here when we're only working with 120V instead of hundreds of thousands of volts. The means of fault mitigation are different, too! I am realizing I have much to learn.
I will use type Y safety caps for the two capacitors on the primary side of the transformer (C100A and C100B), and regular electrolytic capacitors for the filter caps. Thank you all!
Morzh, thank you for the detailed insight into the different types of capacitors. I appreciate that! It's funny--I am a transmission station engineer, and deal with carrier signals and interference on lines all the time. However, the means are a bit different here when we're only working with 120V instead of hundreds of thousands of volts. The means of fault mitigation are different, too! I am realizing I have much to learn.
I will use type Y safety caps for the two capacitors on the primary side of the transformer (C100A and C100B), and regular electrolytic capacitors for the filter caps. Thank you all!
Joseph
Philco 46-480
Philco 49-906