In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
writes
In article ,
geoff wrote:
Also - some boiler pcbs are not well designed (to say the least) -
"dirty" mains might kill the pcb, be warned

I know inverters don't produce a true sine wave - but wouldn't a basic
generator be pretty good if kept within its ratings?


The filtering on some boiler pcbs is pretty primitive,and when you just
have a C-R dropper to the electronics and no regulator, transients have
little problem to get through

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geoff