On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, David VanHorn wrote:

> At 05:58 PM 7/2/01 -0500, Dale Botkin wrote:
> >One does...  the other is a switcher.
>
> Your switcher is either a flyback, providing it's own isolation, or
> hideously dangerous.

Yes, but the rectifcation is done before the isolation, which is what the
original poster was complaining about -- recifying AC directly.

> Besides, what DC are we talking about here?
> In reality, we're saying that the average current in one half cycle will be
> higher than the other.
> This is nothing new to the power company, they've dealt with a lot worse in
> the past.

Yes, that was my point.

> Your switchers will draw current on both cycles, BTW, as will your bench
> supply, unless it's half wave rectified, which is a lousy design for a
> bench supply.

I know.  They're both excellent power supplies, actually.

Dale
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