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domwild
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Posted: 01:46pm 07 Jul 2014

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Input 240VAC, 3.47A NOM, Output 240VAC 3.12A, VA 750.

Contains a huge and heavy transformer with three windings and two large caps. The transformer is a special (lossy) trans. used in conditioners, name escapes me.

Measured input which is 240.2VAC and the output is 249VAC (?). Is this the reason why I managed to pick it up from somewhere many years back because it is stuffed? Put a small load on in the form of a table lamp and it still showed 249VAC.

As an aside: PCs many years back had power supplies built for an input of 220VAC with the result that they blew frequently.

Is this conditioner u/s and the caps might be the only salvageable item once I check them??

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Posted: 04:13am 08 Jul 2014

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My guess is its 1:1 ratio isolation transformer, so 240VAC in and 240VAC out with some current loss in between.

A simple ohms test between primary and secondary windings should show if it has a fault.

Pete.

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domwild
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Posted: 12:55pm 08 Jul 2014

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Pete,

Thanks for that. Will check the windings as you are suggesting.

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