A circuit arrangement with standby mode minimizing power and/or current consumption having a mains AC power supply terminals and an active circuit capable of converting said mains AC power to lower voltage DC levels for operating in an active mode or in a standby mode as required by an appliance such that the selection of the current sensing resistor value for said current sensing resistor limits the maximum peak current through the FET so that the current sensing resistor arrangement is capable of providing significant increases in a steeper rise time of the current at around mains AC power supply zero crossing, so that current is pulled high while the mains AC power supply voltage is low.