Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Not-so-off-topic: rectifiers

Randy Gordon-Gilmore wrote:

> When spec'ing a bridge rectifier for a linear power supply (say, using a
> 24V 10A transformer) is there any harm in using an over-spec'd one? Any
> benefit? Prices for the square kind seem pretty flat from, say, 15A 50V to
> 50A 400V...

The higher current ones probably have a little lower voltage drop for
the same current, therefore they will run a little cooler. The higher voltage

ones can survive voltage spikes more easily.

Jon