Electrical – What are the uses of 400V capacitors

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I salvaged some 470uF 400V electrolytic capacitors from a junk yard. They look like
400V 470uF

Why would a PCB contain 2 such capacitors on a board? A motor starter?

Are there any other uses of these capcitors? Say, making a filtered power for audio?

Best Answer

In a SMPS, at the first filter stage after initial rectification. The high voltage is then chopped at a high frequency in order to allow use of a much smaller transformer than if the 220VAC input was reduced directly.