The most Dangerous, yet Cheapest Mains Power Supply?! || Building a Capacitive Dropper Circuit!
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March 31, 2019
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$2 for 10 PCBs (any colour): https://jlcpcb.com Previous video: https://youtu.be/rT-1gvkFj60 Impedance video: https://youtu.be/W2VwAL7-8-o Reactive power video: https://youtu.be/cxXmWZDwNEs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatscottlab Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreatScottLab Support me for more videos: https://www.patreon.com/GreatScott?ty=h In this video I will be showing you how a capacitive dropper circuit works and how you can build your own. The circuit is basically a transformerless mains power supply that can for example turn your 230V AC to 5V DC. It only requires a few components and thus is very cheap to build. But on the other hand, it does not feature a galvanic isolation which makes it quite dangerous. So sit back and enjoy the video to learn all about the circuit! Let's get started! Thanks to JLCPCB for sponsoring this video Visit https://jlcpcb.com to get professional PCBs for low prices Music: 2011 Lookalike by Bartlebeats
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