I am building this power supply and so far I have exploded 8 diodes, mur860. I tried narrowing it down but I am stumped.
When I attach diodes 1-4, it seems to be ok, but when i attach diodes 5-8 and apply the power, then WHAMO ,!
A MUR860 has caught fire or exploded or somesuch. Scary.
I have tried it with lesser voltage as mains. This is with a light in between. It furnishes 52VAc but apparently is not enough for the transformer.
The transformer is furnishing 38VAc into the diodes.
So,,,,,where to begin ?
I ordered 20 more MUR860s but they won't be here until next week.
Thanks for the guidance.