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    Making a Full Bridge Rectifier

    ElectroBOOM

    3 HN recommenders · recommended in 3 months, 2016–2021

    YouTube

    4:15 · 6.1M views · Mar 5, 2015

    ElectroBOOM's Mehdi Sadaghdar explains how a full bridge rectifier works, the building block of AC to DC converters, with his usual humor and a demonstration of the circuit.

    Recommended as an enlightening and funny explanation of bridge rectifiers, often linked in power supply teardown threads.

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    3 comments from Hacker News

    1. @lazywebMay 2021· in “Teardown of a PC Power Supply”

      > The 60-Hertz AC (alternating current) from the wall oscillates 60 times a second, but the power supply needs steady DC (direct current) that flows in one direction. The full-bridge rectifier [1] below converts the AC to DC. [1] this video I just knew which video is linked without clicking. ElectroBOOM is a treasure.

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    2. @jklpApr 2016· in “USB power supply puts 220 Mains power out on USB jack”

      Not sure if HN knows about Mehdi Sadaghdar's (aka ElectroBOOM's) YouTube channel, which is somewhat similar - but takes a more lighthearted view on electronics. E.g. Compare Big Clive's mention of a full bridge rectifier in the video vs Mehdi's YouTube video of the same thing :) this video

      RecommendsView on HN
    3. @pivoAug 2016· in “Macbook charger teardown: Complexity inside Apple's power adapter (2015)”

      The linked video of how bridge rectifier works is enlightening, funny and terrifying. Makes me glad I'm a software developer and not an electrical engineer so I'm in no danger of killing myself if I miscalculate. this video

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