"Jasen Betts" bravely wrote to "MIKE ROSS" (24 Sep 03  17:52:04)
 --- on the heady topic of "Transistor Rectifier"

 JB> 22-Sep-03 21:19:18, MIKE ROSS wrote to All
 MR> Comments welcomed! 

 JB> would this work?

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I thought through an identical idea to yours before also but it didn't
work out because imagine when the transformer emf is removed, the
inverted PNP transistor(s) will promptly short out the supply capacitor
to ground. And because this condition will also happen at each zero
crossing it would definitely be problematic.

 Mike
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