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How do I attach a bridge rectifier to a PCB or breadboard?
Newbie question here...I need to know the proper terminology so I know what I'm looking for. I have a bridge rectifier that has four flat blades on the bottom.
I want to throw it on a breadboard to ...
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bridge rectifier connected to a raspberry pi gpio
I'd like to connect a bridge (full wave) rectifier to my Raspberry Pi (RPi), GPIO pin 22 (configured as an input). I have configured the rectifier such that it has a 120VAC input and 3VDC output (I ...
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How does one compute the ripple currents seen by a rectifier filter capacitor?
Suppose one is designing a full-wave rectifier bridge, with a known maximum current load, and a known input inductance. Assume three-phase for this example, though the same concept applies to ...
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Bridge rectifier in parralel?
Is it possible to safely double the current limit using 4 bridge rectifiers? In one forum I found someone wrote:
Use four bridges, one for each leg. Tie the AC input (cathode to
anode) ...
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How are bridge rectifiers rated?
So I'm getting ready to build a power supply, and it calls for a bridge rectifier. However, I can't find any information about HOW rectifiers are rated, except for a note that (and I don't have it in ...
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Modding a dremel to accept 230volts
I purchased a Dremel tool from the United States and using it in India. As always, the trouble is with the power inputs. A step down converter is simply too expensive for those power ratings (>2 Amps ...
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Is it possible to generate basic dual rail power from two bridge rectifiers?
As in the question title. Is it possible to generate basic dual rail power from two bridge rectifiers? I tried wiring one forwards and one backwards in a simulator, but I found that it did not work. ...
