[R-390] Exhumation of dead horse...

[rbethman]

Tom,

    I've read the threads of this "horse".  If the AC wave form halves have
no relationship to each other, you have rewritten every text on AC
generation and theory.  IMHO that just does NOT ring true.  Their is a
DEFINITE relationship between the halves.  The addition of a diode in an AC
line changes a lot of things.  The first being that you only get ONE pulse
per second in lieu of TWO pulses per second.  The voltage or shape of that
SINGLE pulse does not change from the voltage or shape of the TWO.  People
can beat terms as P to P, RMS, AVG, and the like.

    If 26 VAC is passed through a diode, then 26 VDC comes out - BUT only
half the time that the 26 VAC did.  The waveform is still sinusoidal in
shape, just missing the other half of the complete cycle.  Whatever voltage
drop occurs is caused only by the ohmic losses of the junction of the diode.
That is unless you put in a Zener diode.  Then we have an entirely different
animal.

    Go for broke - beat the horse - he has been exhumed!

Bob - N0DGN

----- Original Message -----
From: <twleiper
To: <r-390

> "I proved, with geometric logic, that a duplicate key, er... half
> of the AC waveform had no relationship to the other half, so
> if you inserted a strawberry...ahh, diode into the pantry, it
> would yield the same amount of sand, regardless of which
> way you pounded it..."
>
> God, I thought I finally put that one to rest. Let's get the
> shovels out and exhume that dead horse. It must need a
> little more beating...
>
> Tom