EEVblog 1481 - Dodgy Dangerous Heater REPAIR

A heater that doesn't heat up should be an easy and quick repair, right? RIGHT?
This Arlec space heater also has a rather dodgy and product recall worthy dangerous construction!

Part 2 looking at the mains Zener regulator circuit :    • EEVblog 1482 - Mains Capacitor Zener ...  

00:00 - Arlec space heater
03:20 - PRODUCT RECALL TIME!
05:12 - Heater element measurement
07:31 - PCB inspection
11:31 - Verifying the fault
12:50 - Relay bypass
13:21 - Thou shall measure voltages
15:00 - Diode bridge
15:48 - Gotcha!
17:34 - Parts salvage time
18:48 - Jaycar visit
20:49 - Mains capacitive divider
23:02 - X and Y class capacitors

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