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Help needed: Significant Voltage drop after PS caps

I just installed an new IEC inlet, power transformer and 2 new chokes. Very exciting.

The VDC coming out of the power transformer and rectifier tube appears to be correct. I have an LCLC power supply design. Same as I have been using all along. The VDC going into the first choke is 380VDC and coming out of that same choke is 380VDC. Then the voltage goes into the first cap (40uF) and comes out at 152VDC. Why does this drop occur? Does not seem correct.

Same thing happens at the 2nd cap (50uF). The voltage going into the 2nd choke and 2nd cap is 152VDC, but coming out of the 2nd cap is -17VDC. Something is wrong here.

Any thoughts?


SOLVED: One of the wires for C1 was incorrectly wired directly to L2 instead of ground.
Thank you to all who helped, especially RPMac who noticed the issue.





Edits: 01/29/17
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Topic - Help needed: Significant Voltage drop after PS caps - banpuku 09:49:21 01/29/17 (20)
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