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Originally Posted by NiHaoMike
Just a wild guess but maybe the "reactance" thing is a power inductor for a boost converter just like in the Prius inverter. If it has thick wires, that's probably it.
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Or maybe the AC-to-DC circuitry needed an inductor that was too big
and heavy to mount on a small PCB.?.
I've seen more than a few heavy transformers get ripped off of their
PCBs during shipping. One time, I unpacked about a dozen large
switchers made in Mexico. About 10 of them had a free floating
5 pound transformer, crashing around inside.
The PCBs were not made out of G10, but some cheapo beige fiberboard.
The nuts & bolts popped nice holes in the boards.