On 03/02/2014 01:43, Capitol wrote:
Capitol wrote:


Was the original designed for 110V?


No ... the guy has a page with his design (and theory) if you want a look :

http://www.marcspages.co.uk/tech/6103.htm

I did reach out to him, and although he advises his circuit works fine
he is adamant the 220R stops any excess in-rush current,though he did
add that increasing that to 680R might be worthwhile.

It looks like I will have to buy a new set of capacitors ... seems to be
form your & Freds comments hat 0.22uF will be better at ~20mA


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