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Old 1st Jan 2020, 10:34 am   #45
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Default Re: Using lamp current limiter

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Originally Posted by ORAWA01 View Post
Yes, I managed to find an old fireplace bulb of 60W. I put that on to the LCL, and connected up the problematic PSU. The LCL bulb came on, and it is very very bright.
I assume this is with pins 1 and 2 shorted to connect the mains supply through to the transformer's primary winding and that you were powering the PSU from a 120VAC or thereabouts supply?

Where was the lamp limiter connected?
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