+ - 15 volt supply

[Paul Perry]

At 12:49 PM 21/12/99 -0500, Harry Bissell  wrote:

>Half-wave or Full-wave the choice is yours. If you need a lot of current
use the
>full wave or else the caps will have to be really BIG.
>
I think the only time it matters is if you are pushing the power transformer
and running out of peak current to recharge the cap.
The "really big" cap required by a half wave rectifier is only twice that of 
the one in a full wave system. Big deal!

Of course, if you have a tube system, then by all means full wave!

paul perry Melbourne australia