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What is a X capacitor?

April 26, 2017Capacitor

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What is a X capacitor?

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This is used to define safety approved capacitors where failure in the circuit will not lead to electrical shock. For example, a capacitor connected between the AC power lines to reduce normal mode noise in a circuit. (UL and CSA refer to this application as “Across-the-line noise”).