Hi folks.
Has anyone used one of the below sockets?
I'd like to try mains filtering but I'm absolutely not spending a small fortune.
IEC mains filter doo dah
Has anyone used one of the below sockets?
I'd like to try mains filtering but I'm absolutely not spending a small fortune.
IEC mains filter doo dah
You have to replace them every 10 years otherwise they go up in smoke.
Even NOS ones go up in smoke.
Even NOS ones go up in smoke.
I’ve never seen one failing and googling for IEC FILTER SMOKE (or SMOKING) didn’t give many results. Of course every product may become bad after some time, but I don’t think they are bad by default.
Personally I would use a separate filter with a better filtering.
Regards, Gerrit
Personally I would use a separate filter with a better filtering.
Regards, Gerrit
They contain class X and class Y capacitors that have a limited life in time and not time powered up.
I have seen photos of more than one where the metal casing had split and smelly smoke had come out and made a sticky mess.
I have seen photos of more than one where the metal casing had split and smelly smoke had come out and made a sticky mess.
In the sealed filter in the shared photo had bits of a RIFA capacitor showing.
I had one that was openly soldered onto the mains input terminals of a vacuum cleaner. It filled the room with smoke very quickly. It was also a RIFA.
I had one that was openly soldered onto the mains input terminals of a vacuum cleaner. It filled the room with smoke very quickly. It was also a RIFA.
Yes.
There is a whole thread about the one in the vacuum cleaner.
https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=4315&highlight=RIFA
There is a whole thread about the one in the vacuum cleaner.
https://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=4315&highlight=RIFA
Put the web site on the white list in your browser security and you should be able to see them.
It was an unsealed one across the mains input.
Two others had the sealed filters in scopes that had burst open.
It was an unsealed one across the mains input.
Two others had the sealed filters in scopes that had burst open.
Thank you for your most valuable advice but I am not an idiot.
Manufacturer of that blown up filter please?
I like these because they're small enough that they can be retrofitted to things that came with insufficient filtering. They work. You can expect them to meet their specs, so check the datasheet to see what range of frequencies they attenuate. I've never had one break, but I haven't used that many of them.
First you write about a vacuum cleaner, then you write about scopes...
So you want to state that Shufner IEC filters are crap to be avoided?
I have opened many audio devices of decades of age having the RIFA caps still intact there.
But I have replaced them for the future decades - their reputation is not one of the best...
It is the people I shared the photos with who shared there stories about there scopes.
The photos are read only to non members of the website so it has to be your security software that is set too high for the photos to show.
The photos are read only to non members of the website so it has to be your security software that is set too high for the photos to show.
Once more, please do not take other people as idiots.
If the scopes story is not yours then you have actually no personal experience to show and are just transferring internet gossip.
Seriously? Okay, I'm giving you both a time out.
Take the advice, don't take the advice. @yawn.com
Take the advice, don't take the advice. @yawn.com
Yes they are a good solution when the right current rating is chosen (with a generous margin) and when they’re made by a good industrial brand. A 16A version for a 1A load is better avoided. Also check which frequencies/band they are designed to filter out. Also note that they definitely need PE.
I’d avoid the Aliexpress, Temu and similar quality ones. Just Corcom, Schurter, Schaffner, TDK, Epcos etc. Choose those with built in fusing and complete shielding. Those with true mains switch are handy and safe as they switch a device completely off from the grid.
The RIFA blah blah is a known issue. Apparently they made a series/batch X or Y caps for a longer period that burned after x hours. Like Nichicon had with a series caps and Arcotronics, drop type tantalums by various brands in the past, Lelon and …. All just a mishap in time and solved.