EEVblog 1482 - Mains Capacitor Zener Regulator Circuit

Published: 23 June 2022
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A 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:    • EEVblog #908 - Zener Diodes  
Dodgy Dangerous Repait video:    • EEVblog 1481 - Dodgy Dangerous Heater...  
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