On Sat, 6 Jun 2020 at 12:50, andrew beck <[email protected]> wrote:
next question and a answer to your questions.. what does a rectifier > actually look like? It is an arrangement of 4 or 6 diodes (4 for single-phase, 6 for 3-phase) They are often packaged as a unit, but might also be made of discrete diodes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diode_bridge > and how important are the specifations on them. eg > will a rectifier work with a wide range of voltages and currents or is it > something that is a bid touchy. They need to be rated for "enough" current and "enough" voltage. But they are so cheap that you might as well over-specify. The 8i20 needs smoothing capacitors too, it can't run directly from rectified AC. Speccing the caps is harder than speccing the rectifier. But, as I said, your cabinet probably already contains all this stuff. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
