Nucase Kook wrote:


Thats enough of this malarkey for today.
About 10% mains for 20 seconds or so , the only thing warming up on IR
thermometer was the 2 fuses, so something big presumably taking the
power. That with about .2 amp mains current draw, 5V ac over secondaries
and +/-1.8V on the DC rails



** Bet you have revered the positions of the PNP and NPN Darlingtons - causing the internal C-E diodes to conduct soon a power is applied.



..... Phil