🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: sci.electronics.design
Article #1535

Re: Tingles from power supply

#1535
From: Eeyore
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:06
19 lines
1883 bytes

Franc Zabkar wrote:

> See this DVD player PSU circuit:
> http://www.users.on.net/~fzabkar/DVD/Sunplus/G1928/G1928_PSU.gif
>
> Notice capacitor C8 at the top LHS. It is a Y1 type that connects the
> the primary common to the secondary ground. That's what is giving you
> the tingle.

I thought it had to be a Y2 type. It needs to be the variety with the
re-inforced insulation. I'll have to re-read my copy of BSEN60065.

This pic shows one. It's the blue cap (they are usually blue) to the top and
left of transformer 'C'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ATX_power_supply_interior.jpg

Graham
Technical Details
Message-ID: <49B45D84.CD4E0F3F@hotmail.com>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news2.google.com!news1.google.com!news.glorb.com!feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!news.n-ix.net!newsfeed.freenet.de!xlned.com!feeder3.xlned.com!news.astraweb.com!border3.a.newsrouter.astraweb.com!not-for-mail
References: <00b89736$0$7237$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> <00b89aa6$0$7280$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> <5f16f772-e530-4666-8176-721c091c0ac0@p11g2000yqe.googlegroups.com> <00b8a4ce$0$7243$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> <a6t7r41msfobu64okm9tvsv30cti62s341@4ax.com>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Thread: 112d1e,5985c699c60fb1f8
X-Google-Thread: 103407,5985c699c60fb1f8
X-Google-Attributes: gid112d1e,gid103407,domainid0,public,usenet
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news2.google.com!news1.google.com!news.glorb.com!feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!news.n-ix.net!newsfeed.freenet.de!xlned.com!feeder3.xlned.com!news.astraweb.com!border3.a.newsrouter.astraweb.com!not-for-mail
Message-ID: <49B45D84.CD4E0F3F@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:06:28 +0000
From: Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com>
Organization: Eeyore's gloomy place
X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.8 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U)
X-Accept-Language: en
MIME-Version: 1.0
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design,aus.electronics
Subject: Re: Tingles from power supply
References: <00b89736$0$7237$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> <00b89aa6$0$7280$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> <5f16f772-e530-4666-8176-721c091c0ac0@p11g2000yqe.googlegroups.com> <00b8a4ce$0$7243$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> <a6t7r41msfobu64okm9tvsv30cti62s341@4ax.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Lines: 20
NNTP-Posting-Host: feead224.news.astraweb.com
X-Trace: DXC=`]?n=B0f][n1m]JSMD?cjjL?0kYOcDh@jSjS\6:5`<Hh`eRTDk1KIOl>W1Kfo5C?<mRREDYWKC`Zn[2=>8BCHffm