"Mike Silva
Are we sure about that?
** Yes - so f*ck off.Only one-half of the capacitor stack is charged each half cycle, but both capacitors are discharging each half cycle.
** So what - s*****ad ???Ripple voltage depends on cap value, so can be made as small as you like.
Which brings up a circuit I ran across years ago and was able to find again yesterday. This one claims to charge both capacitors each half cycle, making it a true full-wave circuit. I haven't tried it or analysed it - I just put it out for consideration.
A "standard voltage doubler" generates 120 Hz ( or 100Hz ) ripple and utilises the transformer just as fully as a bridge rectifier.
The page was written by a ham -
so you KNOW it is TOTAL SHIT !!!
....... Phil