I am refurbishing a Teac reel to reel and one of the CR units (400VAC, 0.1uF cap + 120R resistor) has a lead broken off and I need to replace it. I believe they are spark arrestors/snubbers. This particular one is on one of the reel motors.
I have 630V film caps and 1W, 120R resistors. Can I just put them in series and use that to replace it?
I have 630V film caps and 1W, 120R resistors. Can I just put them in series and use that to replace it?
Y-class fail open-circuit, which is what you want here surely?, otherwise the resistor could catch fire if the cap shorts. Make the resistor a fusible type for extra safety?