Quote Originally Posted by Rogue View Post
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Fuses - now that never occured to me but sounds like a rather good idea...
Err.. yes. Fuse the primary side with a slow-blo fuse rated approx 50% - 100% more than the likely operating current... for a 625VA transformer thats a 4 or 5 amp fuse. You can fuse the secondary with a 15A slo-blo as well if you want. Put the fuse between the transformer and the rectifier.