Re: Need Help! E-Stop Power Dump Confusion
Originally Posted by
bmcd
As a side note, I had read somewhere that when changing 24vac to dc with a rectifier, the voltage was increased by a factor of 1.4. Therefore 24vac becomes 34vdc. I later measured them both with a volt meter and no increase occurred. 24vac became 24vdc. I guess it pays to actually measure!
Thanks
It does when a capacitor is added, when rectifying DC you measure the RMS of the 100% ripple present, if a significant capacitance is added, then the capacitor charges to the peak DC which is x 1.414 of the RMS.
Al.
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