(12-11-2012, 11:43 AM)pwdrive Wrote: The capacitor connections shown in your last diagram don't seem right to me, anyone have any thoughts?
Lawrence.
Yes: I did some elementary cct. analysis. The 'extra' capacitor gets charged on alternate half-cycles from the transformer. During the 'in-between' alternate half-cycles, that capacitor is discharged through the load. Hence, the output voltage is higher than if that cap. was not there. I have met this arrangement before, although infrequently.
Al.
