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to: Joe Nicholson
from: Jasen Betts
date: 2003-01-01 22:06:38
subject: Rectifier Bulb? HoHoHo

Hi Joe.

31-Dec-02 12:33:00, Joe Nicholson wrote to Tom Walker


 -=>> Quoting Tom Walker to Robert Sayre <=-


 >> Only a matter of semanitics possabily but while it is a
 >> Full Wave Rectification "Method" to use a centertaped
 >> transfromer and 2 diodes a "Full Wave Rectifier" itself
 >> has 4 Diodes.

 JN>  A full-wave rectifier uses TWO diodes.
 JN>  A bridge doubler uses FOUR diodes.

Nah, Bridge rectifiers and push-pull rectifiers are both types of
full wave rectifiers

a bridge doubler uses two diodes and two capacitors.

I guess it all depends on which books you read :)

 -=> Bye <=-

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