Re: [EE] solid aluminum caps on 60hz

On Fri, 16 May 2025 at 03:48, John Lawton <[email protected]> wrote:

> I experienced interference on a nearby AM radio, IIRC the cure was to
> add a capacitor across the transformer secondary.
>
> A series resistor from diodes to cap spreads the conduction angle.

Effect of cap across transformer "would need thinking about".

In ye good olde days with high voltage tube supplies (807s at 1200V?) it
was not uncommon to see diode strings (to achieve high enough voltage) with
resistors in parallel with each diode. I'm getting old :-)


             Russell