Hi Garry
I was asking these same questions too on another thread, I need a AC to DC power source for a Hydrogen generator and was asking about using a dimmer switch or a ac motor controller to adjust the voltage on the AC side using a Bridge Rectifier.
https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/120v-ac-to-120dc-20amps.107847/
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Will this work 120V household current to a **Bridge Rectifier 50 Amp 50A 1000V GBPC5010 AC to DC and a Electrolytic Capacitors, 1000 uF, 200 Volt, as a smoother for 120V DC ? ? ? I am making a 120v DC power supply for a HHO hyd generator, the DC current will be flowing through water with an electrolite, to produce oxy hydrogen, Thank you in advance, Chellie
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I remember in High School, that someone hooked up a Selenium Rectifier the wrong way to 120v AC, It shorted out and stunk up the whole class room, gee that was the worst rotten fart smell i have ever encountered LOL
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It is true that you can rectify, right off the power line, and the result will be almost 170 volts on your capacitors. It is true you can use that power to seperate water into HHO. Both of these processes are deadly dangerous and should not be trusted to high school students.
I don't mean to insult you. It's just that I was too stupid to manage that much dangerous power when I was in high school, and I think it's awful for people that young to be carried out in bags. Please have some old fart in charge. He/she might be able to make sure nobody gets hurt.