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

Randy Gordon-Gilmore wrote:

> Thanks for the advice, Jon, Jerry and Brian. I'll go with a plenty beefy
> one and heatsink it well.
>
> I did notice that on the too-enthusiastic linear supply I had, they used a
> dual secondary and a single diode on each one, instead of a single
> secondary and a bridge. I'm assuming that beefy single diodes are easier
> to come by than beefy bridges...

How beefy do you want? 2500 A at 6000 V enough? These things are
called "Hockey Pucks" and are clamped between two huge heat sink fins.
So, yes, single diodes are available up to "Very Big".

Jon