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Old 02-26-2009, 10:22 AM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jyanof View Post
3. (and this is where the high voltage components come in) Build a 300V (or so) Power Factor Corrected power supply that'll supply 300V (or so) to the charger from an AC input from 100 to 250V. This'll allow the charger to run from any typical voltage source AND maximize the power drawn from the power source
I don't know about the power factor (if you want, it should be able to be corrected by passive components), but this circuit should put out ~300V from a 120Vrms source.

If you want 240Vrms, just supply it to the leads marked "2Vpp" and "(-)".
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Last edited by mcmahon.craig; 03-03-2009 at 12:57 AM.. Reason: Typo - 120, not 12
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