UK700 PSU running at 18.1 volts

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Re: UK700 PSU running at 18.1 volts

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gammaray wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:14 pm If anybody cares... it is rogue as in outlier not rouge as in makeup :?
I guess the wires are red? :D
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Re: UK700 PSU running at 18.1 volts

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Re: UK700 PSU running at 18.1 volts

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gammaray wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:14 pm If anybody cares... it is rogue as in outlier not rouge as in makeup :?
Thanks :D
I've updated my post...

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Re: UK700 PSU running at 18.1 volts

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you could fit a couple of 1n5401s between the output of the bridge rectifier arrangement and the cap..? that'd drop the output a bit...
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Re: UK700 PSU running at 18.1 volts

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or double up on the bridge diodes, use 2 in series for each quarter?...
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