Sometimes called EMI safety capacitors, these capacitors that are placed across-the-line or from line-to-neutral must be carefully selected to ensure safety in devices that unless otherwise carefully selected may cause harm. The specifics of which technology to use is a careful trade-off of performance features while still maintaining uncompromising safety.
KEMET Design it Day: Safety Capacitors
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