Joe Koberg wrote:
> It was my understanding that it's "bad" to draw DC from the line, so I=20
> was wary of drawing half-cycles. (Imagine if your output setting was 50%=
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> and you were consuming every other half cycle).

Why would DC draw be bad? Full wave rectifier transformers draw DC on=20
each half of the secondary, so that can't be an issue.

Some simple minded lamp dimmers just use a power diode to cut out half=20
the power line cycles to get 50% dimming.

Some power engineer care to enlighten us?

R


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