


Ok, well in this type of switched sources the series is not very helpful unless you go to work with the primary zone, if you apply a "short" in the secondary one it would almost be imperceptible in the lamp, if you plan to look for a short in the Secondary you must put the lamp of the voltage and watts necessary in the secondary line, you should inform yourself better before going to practice ...
In your case I think it is not necessary to use the lamp, you should check the area where the problem originated and surrounding areas, transistors, resistors, mosfet, normal diodes and zeners in short, I do not know your source but it is what is done routinely.
It is not to answer for answering, We already told you what you should do, you will not wait for us to tell you change the transistor this or that, it is on your part to make the diagnosis of damaged components, if you do not know about electronics you will have to take it to someone who knows and ready.
The lamp must be put in series with the power supply. It is in this part of the circuit that is designed for the grid voltage.
In another part of the circuit, which works with direct current, by applying an alternating voltage, which in addition to not working, the only thing you achieve is to damage the circuit and burn components.
What the lamp does is limit the supply current in series with it.
If you apply 120Vac or 220Vac to a transistor or integrated circuit, in series with a lamp, a short circuit does not occur because the lamp limits the current, but does not prevent you from burning the transistor or integrated circuit.
I do not know if you now understand why there was no short circuit, but you did damage it is not known how many components.
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