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Old 16th Jan 2021, 3:39 pm   #17
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Default Re: Can anyone tell me what this part is please?

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The fact that the screenprinting identifies two of the leadouts as E and C tells us that it's a bipolar(?) transistor of some kind.

The fact that it's on the secondary, mains-isolated side of the supply (I think) probably means that it's acting as some kind of series regulator.

But where is the chopper transformer? I'm confused.

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