Are the primaries used on 240V power lines?

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  • c_hegge
    Badcaps Legend
    • Sep 2009
    • 5219
    • Australia

    #1

    Are the primaries used on 240V power lines?

    After reading the HardwareSecrets PSU anatomy, it seems like the voltage doubler (where the two primary caps are) is only used when the PSU is set to 120V. If that is the case why have I seen them bloat before on 240V? (e.g. here in my post on ratdude's PSU carnage thread)
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  • PCBONEZ
    Grumpy Old Fart
    • Aug 2005
    • 10661
    • USA

    #2
    Re: Are the primaries used on 240V power lines?

    Originally posted by c_hegge
    After reading the HardwareSecrets PSU anatomy, it seems like the voltage doubler (where the two primary caps are) is only used when the PSU is set to 120V. If that is the case why have I seen them bloat before on 240V? (e.g. here in my post on ratdude's PSU carnage thread)
    The voltage doubler is not used, the caps in it are but the voltage isn't doubled.
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    • severach
      Badcaps Legend
      • Aug 2007
      • 1055
      • USA

      #3
      Re: Are the primaries used on 240V power lines?

      120v AC rectified produces 160v DC.

      When the voltage doubler is used 160v is placed across one cap and the voltage doubler makes 160v appear across the other cap. The 320v across the two caps in series is sent to the switchers.

      When the voltage doubler is off 320v is placed across both caps providing 160v for each. The voltage across the two caps in series is again 320v.

      Ether way both caps see the same voltage when the switch is set properly. When wrong the power supply shuts down constantly or lets out the magic smoke.
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      • PCBONEZ
        Grumpy Old Fart
        • Aug 2005
        • 10661
        • USA

        #4
        Re: Are the primaries used on 240V power lines?

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        • c_hegge
          Badcaps Legend
          • Sep 2009
          • 5219
          • Australia

          #5
          Re: Are the primaries used on 240V power lines?

          OK Got it. The way Hardwaresecrets put it made it seem like that part of the PSU was bypassed altogether when set to 240V.
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          • Wizard
            Badcaps Legend
            • Mar 2008
            • 2296

            #6
            Re: Are the primaries used on 240V power lines?

            That diagram is incorrect.

            110V mode puts both capacitors in doubler mode via pair of extra diodes to get appox 300V. In 240V mode, the doubler circuit is switched out and put across both capacitors and yet get about 300V or so due to rectifier's peaks is higher than average voltage.

            Cheers, Wizard

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            • PCBONEZ
              Grumpy Old Fart
              • Aug 2005
              • 10661
              • USA

              #7
              Re: Are the primaries used on 240V power lines?

              Originally posted by Wizard
              That diagram is incorrect.

              110V mode puts both capacitors in doubler mode via pair of extra diodes to get appox 300V. In 240V mode, the doubler circuit is switched out and put across both capacitors and yet get about 300V or so due to rectifier's peaks is higher than average voltage.

              Cheers, Wizard
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              • Per Hansson
                Super Moderator
                • Jul 2005
                • 5895
                • Sweden

                #8
                Re: Are the primaries used on 240V power lines?

                Please tell the author of the article so he can fix it
                "The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it."

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                • PCBONEZ
                  Grumpy Old Fart
                  • Aug 2005
                  • 10661
                  • USA

                  #9
                  Re: Are the primaries used on 240V power lines?

                  Originally posted by Per Hansson
                  Please tell the author of the article so he can fix it
                  Not going to happen.
                  Dunno where it came from.
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                  • stj
                    Great Sage 齊天大聖
                    • Dec 2009
                    • 31019
                    • Albion

                    #10
                    Re: Are the primaries used on 240V power lines?

                    that's one fucking ancient diagram,
                    it has NEON spark-gaps across the input and to earth!!!

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                    • PCBONEZ
                      Grumpy Old Fart
                      • Aug 2005
                      • 10661
                      • USA

                      #11
                      Re: Are the primaries used on 240V power lines?

                      Probably. I just snagged the first one I saw.
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