Posted by Wayne Parham [ 66.139.43.134 ] on April 13, 2004 at 16:53:18:
In Reply to: more questions than answers posted by jim denton on April 13, 2004 at 08:46:54:
One diode only allows half-wave rectification, two diodes allows full wave use. The latter generally reduces hum because the DC component is fuller and the pulse frequency is doubled, making filter component size requirements smaller.