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GMB · 13th Jan 2021, 11:04 pm

Yes, Y class do not come in large values (to avoid excessive earth current).

But Y class is built to be like 2 caps in series so you could always use a pair of X class of double value, with added bonus that you can check it for single failure.

13th Jan 2021, 11:04 pm	#11
GMB Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: near Reading (and sometimes Torquay) Posts: 3,094	Re: When is a capacitor not across the mains. Yes, Y class do not come in large values (to avoid excessive earth current). But Y class is built to be like 2 caps in series so you could always use a pair of X class of double value, with added bonus that you can check it for single failure.