orange wrote:
it behaves the same, load or no load, sometimes it works but its pure
luck

It`s probably going to be a failing electrolytic in the mains side of
the chopper circuit - I dont have a diagram but I`d expect it to be in
the region of between 1 and 10 uf. Be aware that there are dangerous
voltages around there, maybe even when it`s unplugged.

Ron

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