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Question about cellphone charger circuit

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I have a cellphone charger that I'm not using so i decided to take it apart.
the circuit inside it wasn't what i was expected like ac dc converters that i've seen before
it has 6 terminal transformer(4 input and 2 output), and before that it has a small circuit which I can't understand.
Could you please tell me what kind of circuit is it, and if I can use the transformer in another normal ac dc converter circuit(like full wave bridge rectifier)
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The transformer which they have used is to step down the input supply. The capacitors are used to filter the ripples and also to get a pure Dc supply. The IC decides the voltage level to be charged in the battery. The image and the component specifications are not clear. can you update it clearly. i guess That the rectifying diodes are in the middle.
 

What IC? All I can see (vaguely) is a part that looks like a transistor. Probably that's used as an electronic on/off switch of sorts. The wires to the left, is that AC mains or low-voltage output to the cellphone?

Looks like a small SMPS, see this recent thread on the subject: https://www.edaboard.com/threads/242490/

and if I can use the transformer in another normal ac dc converter circuit(like full wave bridge rectifier)
Probably not. For starters, such a small transformer would only be able to supply very low power when used at 50/60 Hz. For higher-frequency use you'd need a circuit around it, like what already comes with it. Which would be difficult to modify for your own purposes without specifications of the parts used.

Unfortunately / as usual for things like this, it's kind of throw-away stuff: use as is, or get a replacement for the whole thing.
 

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