A follow up to the previous video on repairing the heater.
A viewer asked how the capacitor diode rectifier gave a 24V output. The key is in the zener regulator, so this vidoe looks at how mains powered zener voltage regulators work, and their limitations.
X class capacitor and self healing.
Zener diode tutorial video: • EEVblog #908 - Zener Diodes
Dodgy Dangerous Repait video: • EEVblog 1481 - Dodgy Dangerous Heater...
Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/ee...
Support the EEVblog on:
Patreon: / eevblog
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@eevblog:7
Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com
EEVblog2: / eevblog2
EEVdiscover: / eevdiscover
AliExpress Affiliate: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/c2LRpe8g
Buy anything through that link and Dave gets a commission at no cost to you.
Donate With Bitcoin & Other Crypto Currencies!
https://www.eevblog.com/crypto-currency/
T-Shirts: http://teespring.com/stores/eevblog
#ElectronicsCreators #Tutorial #Zener