Converter In-Rush Thermistors etc, UPDATE -4
UPDATE on 17 Nov, Update 2 on 22 Nov, Update 3 on 16 Jan 14, Update 4 on 19 Oct 14. --------------- In a recent thread there was mention of how you can wreck your gizmo (in my case a converter) ...
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Salvo wrote:
No, you're changing the conditions of operation. Initially you were suggesting a generator surge, while the converter is in operation, can cause this failure. You thought if ac voltage goes up, so will input current. This is wrong, wrong, wrong!
I can see that I wasn't clear when I was describing the overvoltage possibility. I meant an overvoltage from the generator when the converter is first turned on. All of my suggestions have been at turn-on.
