Bridge voltage rating: Re: Power supply for Servos - bridge and caps

> A small bit of trivia: in general, the higher the voltage rating

> diode, the higher it's voltage drop.

>
> A small bit of trivia: in general, the higher the voltage rating

> diode, the higher it's voltage drop. So for high current
> applications, you don't want to get too carried away with voltage
> rating, because the higher voltage bridge will get hotter than the
> lower voltage one. I'm no expert, but for me, I think I'd pick the
> 200V one, depending on how well it was going to be heat sunk.
>
> Steven Ciciora
>
> > It looks like a Bridge from Digi-key, MP504WMS-ND
> >
> > $6.40 50 amps, 400V
> >
> > Capacitors, 10,000uF 100 volts
> > $11.96 each P10038-ND
> >
> > The bridge rectifiers cost the same for 100,200,300 and 400 so I

> > picked 400 for kicks.
> >
> > This is probably what I will be going with.
> >
> > Dave