Question about AC and bridge rectifiers...

Vaati

I am in the process of designing an adjustable benchtop power supply that will last me forever, but I am hopelessly lost when it comes to AC and all things related to it. I got a bridge rectifier from Ripoff-Shack for the rip-off price of $4, and found the datasheet:

www.vishay.com/docs/88612/gbpc12.pdf

The one that I have is the GBPC25005.
So, is there a maximum VAC and AC amp input for this bridge rectifier; if so, what is it? More importantly, how do I find it so as to avoid asking the same question again?


Thanks.

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zappman

Hi Vaati,

For the GBPC25005,
35 VRMS
25 A

Please refer to the attached marked up table from the data sheet.

Regards,

zappman

Vaati

Oh--So the maximum rectified current is the same as the maximum AC current, or rather, maximum AC amperes.

Thanks for the marked image. Now all I need is a transformer...

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zappman

The 25 A is actually the "Maximum average forward rectified output current (See Fig. 1)

I hope you have a capacitor on the output of the rectifier.