RadioBanter - View Single Post - 13.8V high current power supply

May 12th 06, 06:48 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.homebrew

wrote:
Limiting inrush current is mostly to protect the diodes as the first
charge the caps. For the first few ac cycles those caps look like a
dead short or mightly close. Under those conditions the diodes have
to stand the short circuit current the transformer can provide which
can easily exceed diode rating if care is not taken.

That's what was cool about choke-input filters. Hmmm, wonder if I have
a 100 mH, 100A choke in the junkbox...

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