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Old 3rd Nov 2009, 2:10 pm   #9
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Default Re: Car 8 track advice!

Exactly! Technically, a transformer converts AC to AC, whereas what you're describing is really a "power supply" incorporating diodes, capacitors, and possibly regulators.

A lot of non-technical people do tend to use the terms interchangeably though.

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