
Posted by
Steve L. |
March 02, 2010 - 02:03 pm | |
For the poster regarding the electrolytic caps (Name?): Actually, two back-to-back polarized caps are the same thing as a so-called nonpolar electrolytic cap, so the circuit is okay as it is. Thank you for your interest, though. --Steve |
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March 02, 2010 - 01:40 pm | |
Electrolytic capacitors don't like to see reverse polarity (they tend to spill their guts rather dramatically). Therefore, C2 & C3 (on the input) should either be a single nonpolar unit or each capacitor should have a (fast) rectifier across it to ensure they don't see reversed polarity. Assuming your target is 50uF total, each capacitor can then be reduced to that value. |
Posted by
Steve K. |
February 13, 2010 - 07:59 pm | |
I still think this is a really cool DIY project. Has anyone else dipped a toe into this one? |
Posted by
Steve L. |
February 10, 2010 - 10:22 pm | |
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