CV Transformer - Capacitor on separate winding ?

Thanks - yes, I figured the cap needs to be there, but removing it during low power tests identified it as the cause of the high current draw - I guess I was not clear on this as several people have emailed me to warn me not to run it without the cap. But I think you have provided the information I needed - normally I bring up a chassis with no load, initially at very low line voltage to allow the big electrolitic filter capacitors to take it easy as they reform.... But I've not encountered a resonant transformer design before - if I understand you correctly, not having any load at all is putting the transformer/cap into a state where it is drawing excessive power - I will try supplying a load. Do I need to load all of the windings, or will drawing from just the 8V supply be adaquate (I would expect the latter). Thanks, Dave -- dave04a (at) Dave Dunfield dunfield (dot) Firmware development services & tools: www.dunfield.com com Collector of vintage computing equipment: http://www.parse.com/~ddunfield/museum/index.html