Re: 8 diode bridge rectifier?
Indeed! It was not uncommon to use two semi-conducter diodes in series for just a simple half-wave rectifier. The early diodes did not have the high PIV of later types. With a bridge rec, there would quite often be two diodes in series on each 'leg'.
Rich
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