Can a converter cause AC problems
Hi Gang, was wondering if DC converter could go bad and cause shorts on the AC side? Pretty sure I have a converter go bad ( no DC power between positive & neutral) and caused my GFCI outlets to get ...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:
...Sounds like your converter is fried. 0 (Zero) output Pos/Neg with 20V Pos/Grd.
And you also have couple fried GCFIs.
SO I have to ask...
Has this power source been tested..sounds like lost neutral and 220V went thru one leg burning up AC equipment on that hot leg.
I didn't know there was another thread.
Just curious, if the converter is "fried"(NO OUTPUT), what is your take on the 12V supposedly being ~20VDC?
And, honestly, while I have seen stranger things with electronics, I would think the regulation scheme in the converter would be based on the output voltage. However, I do suppose it is possible that a 220V input may not be expected and the converter switching circuit is not capable of reducing the incoming duty cycle short enough to provide for a lower output voltage; possibly explaining the ~20VDC that is coming from somewhere in a 12V system.
