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Old 2nd Jul 2018, 3:36 pm   #14
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Default Re: Snubber resistor advice please.

I should just point out that reducing the size of the capacitor does NOT reduce the inrush current at all, probably increases it I suspect. What it does reduce is the total inrush energy, so the spark that you will still get will be harder to see. So out of sight......

Why not do it properly?
Oh, I think you may be able to buy X class with built in resistors exactly for this reason.
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