> a cap drop circuit won't work for this app
Why? You can steal up to 30mA from a properly sized Cap...
> am trying to find a chip that i am pretty sure was by ST, 120VAC to 5VDC, non isolated...
The item you refer to is the VB408 which was discontinued... try (as an example but unlikely it will handle your current requirements)...
http://www.supertex.com/pdf/datasheets/LR8.pdf
Several vendors still have stocks of the VB408... be careful, they were VERY fragile (in as much as the SLIGHTEST error on your part resulted in their - spectacular - destruction!).
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