[Amps] transformer talk

[Bill Turner]

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At 06:39 AM 2/9/2006, Steve Thompson wrote:

>Allowances for much higher peak current with capacitor input - the high
>peaks result in higher rms current, which is the value you need to use
>when looking at the heating effects.


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I wonder if someone could clarify this for me. I've heard this before 
but not quite understood it.

My question is, for the same DC output, why is the RMS current in the 
transformer higher with one type of filter vs another type? I would 
think it would be the same.

73, Bill W6WRT