Randy Abernathy wrote:
> If you use a full wave bridge and proper filtering capacitors, there
> is no reason for it to be "bad" to draw power from the line and
> convert it to DC.

But that has nothing to do with the discussion since it's still drawing AC
from the AC line.

Also, what you describe could be bad depending on the power level, since a
simple full wave bridge won't have a very good power factor.


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