It is late at night here now so I will have a look tomorrow. and post back to you
thanks for the help regards Andrew On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 12:06 AM andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, 6 Jun 2020 at 12:50, andrew beck <andrewbeck0...@gmail.com> 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 > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
