Power supply reverse engineering

Started by Pigyboy, July 17, 2010, 10:31:32 AM

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Pigyboy

Can anyone out there figure out this little power supply?

http://www.oflittleinterest.com/content/view/36/31/

220 volts from what, 3-4 components?
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Rob Strand

Single transistor inverter,  common in battery powered fluorescent tube circuits, gas lighters, vacuum fluorescent display drivers (in old calculators).  Many different ckts around but this one is quite common,

http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/teeny.gif
http://www.southgatearc.org/images/techtips/inverters/inverter2.gif
http://www.pocketmagic.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/inverter.jpg
http://members.misty.com/don/amtac1.gif

More,
http://www.laserfaq.org/sam/uc350vc.gif

Higher powered circuits use a two transistor push-pull circuit.


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