[AMPS] Bridge vs. Doubler

[Steve Thompson]

Phil,

I won't waste space by re-copying the whole piece, but again, thanks,
very well put and I doubt that I'm the only one to find it informative.

>  Don't forget though that physical size, weight and
>profit margin are also transformer design criteria that don't show-up in
>SPICE, or any of the technical design formulas for transformers.  These 3
>criteria are often set first, the technical calculations proceed, then they
>look to see if what falls out of the bottom will get the job done.  Its
>totally backwards to the approach you and I take. (On an individual
>hobbyist basis,  we design first, then look to see how big the thing will
>be and how much it will cost).

Fortunately there's a few of us left who apply the latter approach in
business too.

Steve

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