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  1. #1
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    Power Supply Help

    Hi All,

    I had bought a toroidal transformer, a capacitor & bridge rectifier (together it should make a power supply of 68V 12A.) & I've started to connect my toroid up to the rectifier, & i measure 100VDC out from the rectifier instead of 68V? I also measured the toroid & i'm getting excactly 110VAC thats going in aswell going out. Am i doing something wrong?

    Thanks, Will

  2. #2
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    The Toroid gives off 110VAC on both the primrary & secondary, when i apply the main power line to them on either side?

  3. #3
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    Measure the output of the toroid without the rectifier connected, i.e. measure the AC secondary, if you had a capacitor connected as well as the rectifier you should have had approximatly 76vac.
    Post the actual ac voltage on the secondary and that should tell all.
    Al.
    CNC, Mechatronics Integration and Custom Machine Design

    “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”
    Albert E.

  4. #4
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    its ok now, i got it all working now. i had a the red & black connected to the main & the other red & black connected to the rectifier. Instead of the black & black connected to the main & the red & red connected to the rectifier. I now have my right voltages 50VAC, 70.7VDC.

    Thxs.

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