RE: Cap-driven x-former?

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Original poster: "Steve Conner" <steve.conner-at-optosci-dot-com> 

 >I believe that capacitor is part of the Ferro-Resonant circuit

Yes, this sounds like a ferroresonant constant voltage transformer. This is
a kind of iron-age voltage regulator that keeps its output voltage sort of
constant even if the line voltage changes. It uses controlled saturation of
the core to do its... OK I give in, I have no idea how it works :P Maybe
someone else can explain?

Steve C.