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Old 8th Nov 2020, 5:17 pm   #16
Scotorvm
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Default Re: Philips 830C here we go....

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Originally Posted by ms660 View Post
According to the manual it needs a DC supply of 210mA for 220 volts, the current will be a bit higher for 240-250 volts, any limiting resistor in series with a rectifier will get very hot unless it's suitably sized because of the charging current into the reservoir capacitor, to get the correct DC voltage out, the reservoir capacitance will need to be sized accordingly.

Lawrence.
Cheers Lawrence
Will certainly take this on board will go back to my supply and have another look, 0.21A at 220vdc should be achievable
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