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Chuck Schwark
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12-09-2005, 12:32 AM
Regular film caps can fail SHORTED, that's why X/Y caps are safety types - they fail OPEN. On the A/C line bypasses, X/Y's are safer.
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philco bakelite blocks - by Chris Drumma - 12-04-2005, 03:40 PM
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