Shaver transformer

throbscottle

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• Apr 6, 2013

• #1

I recently pulled the 240-110v transformer from an old shaver light/transformer wall unit. Anyone have an idea what the VA of the transformer is likely to be?

Cheers

 

Nigel Goodwin

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• Apr 6, 2013

• #2

Small!

 

audioguru

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• Apr 6, 2013

• #3

My Philips shaver uses a 115VAC motor with no transformer. it is about 40 years old and recently its carbon brushes wore out but are not available anymore. The repair place machined some other brushes to fit at a low cost and the shaver works like new.

 

Mr RB

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• Apr 6, 2013

• #4

They are normally trickle charge to NiCd batteries, in OLD shavers.

100mA or so is typical, you might be able to get 200mA DC from the transformer. Just test it and see how hot it gets.

 

throbscottle

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• Apr 7, 2013

• #5

Around what I thought then. Hotness test was what I was going to try if no-one answered!

 

alec_t

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• Apr 8, 2013

• #6

Rating is probably ~20VA, according to a quick google:
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throbscottle

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• Apr 8, 2013

• #7

Okay thanks for that - I even looked on that site - a little too quickly it seems! Looks like it's going to have to sit in my junk box for a while...