Quote Originally Posted by Voicecoil View Post
Thankfully I have a humungous (1.5KVA) isolation transformer I use when developing switch mode supplies, putting that in the line has at least enabled me to get going.
You know this, but I'm going to say it anyway in case anyone else wants to have a go: You are now completely unprotected from electric shocks. What would previously (thanks to the annoying 30mA RCD) have resulted in nothing worse than a bout of swearing could now lead to a funeral.