EEVblog 1482 - Mains Capacitor Zener Regulator Circuit
2,983A follow up to the previous video on repairing the heater.
A viewer asked how the capacitor diode rectifier gave a 24V output. The key is in the zener regulator, so this vidoe looks at how mains powered zener voltage regulators work, and their limitations.
X class capacitor and self healing.
Zener diode tutorial video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0ifJ4oVdG4
Dodgy Dangerous Repait video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myqiqUE00fo
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