have a 220 volt 1500 watt strobe that has a very simple motherboard inside....it runs direct from the 220v main...no internal capacitors.
Max strobe rate is less than 15 pulses a second.
At the input of the board there are four large diodes, apparently to change the 220v input to DC.
The problem is I often rent a home that does not have 220volt, but only 110v.
Then I run the strobe on a 110-220v transformer. The transformer is a good one, with a torrid coil, and rated at 5000v.
But this transformer cannot supply the instant 1500watts to the strobe and so the strobe is perhaps 50% of the output then when operating at a line voltage 220.
I am thinking of inserting a large capacitor just after the input diodes (bridge?), in series between the diodes and the rest of the board.
Would this work, and if so, what should be the type / rating of the capacitor?
(I'm a software engineer...not electronic)
Thanks
Max strobe rate is less than 15 pulses a second.
At the input of the board there are four large diodes, apparently to change the 220v input to DC.
The problem is I often rent a home that does not have 220volt, but only 110v.
Then I run the strobe on a 110-220v transformer. The transformer is a good one, with a torrid coil, and rated at 5000v.
But this transformer cannot supply the instant 1500watts to the strobe and so the strobe is perhaps 50% of the output then when operating at a line voltage 220.
I am thinking of inserting a large capacitor just after the input diodes (bridge?), in series between the diodes and the rest of the board.
Would this work, and if so, what should be the type / rating of the capacitor?
(I'm a software engineer...not electronic)
Thanks