Capacitor in parallel with a resistor between live and full bridge rectifier
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I have an LED light bulb and dismantled it to look at the circuit inside.
I made some google search for pcb but couldn't find any relevant info about FST-855 or FST-854:
After drawing the schematic, I could not figure out what is the purpose of some of the elements. Here is the schematic (sorry for hand drawing):
I was expecting to see the electrolytic cap however did not understand the reason for film cap. Can you tell me why there is this "capacitor in parallel with a resistor" in between Live and full wave rectifier?
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I have an LED light bulb and dismantled it to look at the circuit inside.
I made some google search for pcb but couldn't find any relevant info about FST-855 or FST-854:
After drawing the schematic, I could not figure out what is the purpose of some of the elements. Here is the schematic (sorry for hand drawing):
I was expecting to see the electrolytic cap however did not understand the reason for film cap. Can you tell me why there is this "capacitor in parallel with a resistor" in between Live and full wave rectifier?
led capacitor
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A helpful search term: "capacitive dropper"
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I have an LED light bulb and dismantled it to look at the circuit inside.
I made some google search for pcb but couldn't find any relevant info about FST-855 or FST-854:
After drawing the schematic, I could not figure out what is the purpose of some of the elements. Here is the schematic (sorry for hand drawing):
I was expecting to see the electrolytic cap however did not understand the reason for film cap. Can you tell me why there is this "capacitor in parallel with a resistor" in between Live and full wave rectifier?
led capacitor
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I have an LED light bulb and dismantled it to look at the circuit inside.
I made some google search for pcb but couldn't find any relevant info about FST-855 or FST-854:
After drawing the schematic, I could not figure out what is the purpose of some of the elements. Here is the schematic (sorry for hand drawing):
I was expecting to see the electrolytic cap however did not understand the reason for film cap. Can you tell me why there is this "capacitor in parallel with a resistor" in between Live and full wave rectifier?
led capacitor
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A helpful search term: "capacitive dropper"
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A helpful search term: "capacitive dropper"
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A helpful search term: "capacitive dropper"
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Welcome to Electrical Engineering!
The point of the capacitor is to limit the current through the full bridge rectifier. According to the “824J400V” indication, it is a 820nF capacitor. Its impedance at 50Hz is 3882Ω. It will limit the current to less than 62mA at 240V.
The point of the resistor in parallel is to discharge the capacitor when the bulb is disconnected.
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Welcome to Electrical Engineering!
The point of the capacitor is to limit the current through the full bridge rectifier. According to the “824J400V” indication, it is a 820nF capacitor. Its impedance at 50Hz is 3882Ω. It will limit the current to less than 62mA at 240V.
The point of the resistor in parallel is to discharge the capacitor when the bulb is disconnected.
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Welcome to Electrical Engineering!
The point of the capacitor is to limit the current through the full bridge rectifier. According to the “824J400V” indication, it is a 820nF capacitor. Its impedance at 50Hz is 3882Ω. It will limit the current to less than 62mA at 240V.
The point of the resistor in parallel is to discharge the capacitor when the bulb is disconnected.
answered 3 hours ago
user2233709user2233709
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Welcome to Electrical Engineering!
The point of the capacitor is to limit the current through the full bridge rectifier. According to the “824J400V” indication, it is a 820nF capacitor. Its impedance at 50Hz is 3882Ω. It will limit the current to less than 62mA at 240V.
The point of the resistor in parallel is to discharge the capacitor when the bulb is disconnected.
answered 3 hours ago
user2233709user2233709
858210
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Welcome to Electrical Engineering!
The point of the capacitor is to limit the current through the full bridge rectifier. According to the “824J400V” indication, it is a 820nF capacitor. Its impedance at 50Hz is 3882Ω. It will limit the current to less than 62mA at 240V.
The point of the resistor in parallel is to discharge the capacitor when the bulb is disconnected.
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