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RE: huge parallel capacitor to the power cord: why bad?

A mecanical analoge: a capacitor in parallel to an amplifier's AC power input is like a fly wheel connected to a piston engine.

So is an inductor in series. LCR filters on the primary side are not uncommon.

What are you trying to accomplish?



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  • RE: huge parallel capacitor to the power cord: why bad? - AbeCollins 11:55:42 08/12/14 (0)

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