S smithp4 New Member Jan 11, 2004 #1 Anyone have any schematics of how I might go about doing this....... its 12 VAC, 150 mA of current..........I need at least a clean 5 volt DC signal......
Anyone have any schematics of how I might go about doing this....... its 12 VAC, 150 mA of current..........I need at least a clean 5 volt DC signal......
D Dingo Binkelmaier New Member Jan 11, 2004 #2 psu Hi, this should do the trick- see the diagram attached. The diodes are 1N4001, and the .1uf capacitors need to be rated for at least 25V or so. D. Attachments 5VPSU.jpg 14.1 KB · Views: 609
psu Hi, this should do the trick- see the diagram attached. The diodes are 1N4001, and the .1uf capacitors need to be rated for at least 25V or so. D.
S smithp4 New Member Jan 13, 2004 #3 I don't mean to sound stupid..........but how would I wire the four diodes together on a solderless breadboard
I don't mean to sound stupid..........but how would I wire the four diodes together on a solderless breadboard
B bmcculla New Member Jan 13, 2004 #4 The 4 diodes together like that is called a "Bridge rectifier". You can buy bridge rectifiers in a nice package with 4 pins making it easy to solder to your board. Brent
The 4 diodes together like that is called a "Bridge rectifier". You can buy bridge rectifiers in a nice package with 4 pins making it easy to solder to your board. Brent