On 29/07/12 12:20, Martin Ator wrote:
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> You just have an unregulated power supply. When it starts working the
> volts will drop down to about 10 or 11. It's high because your poly
> isn't using any power.
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> If you are measuring that voltage at Q1 then power is getting there.You
> need to see if power is getting out now?
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Yeah, if there's nothing across C3/C4 then nothing is getting through
that regulator transistor. I'd have that out and replace it.
The 9V/12V thing is because off load the capacitors in the power supply
charge up to the peak voltage, which is 9∗sqrt(2), 9∗1.4142 = 12.7ish
volts. The transformer is 9V RMS which should be about right on load.
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