[Bulk] Re: OT: UPS for FreeBSD

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Sat, 29 Nov 2014 00:49:07 -0800
perryh at pluto.rain.com (Perry Hutchison) wrote:
>           multitapped
> 120VAC ==> step-down ==> 6VAC ==> full-wave ==> ~15VDC ==> battery1
>           transformer             rectifier
>                   |
>                   +---> 3VAC ==> full-wave ==> ~7.5VDC ==> battery2
>                                  rectifier

Now I'm confused. The ratio should be around 1.41, the square root of 2
"-" 1.5V assumed it's a diode bridge rectifier.

E.g. 10 VAC * 1,41 = 14,1
14,1 - 1,5 = 12,6 VDC

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