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Originally Posted by stainless
Does the fact that when the rectifier (or bridge) is feeding a sizeable capacitor, the current flows only in spikes near the top of the sine wave throw a spanner in the works? Heating effects in the transformer being I squared times R averaged over time?
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Yes, hence the various formulas and Schade's curves etc.
The classic Otto Schade Analysis of Rectifier Operation here:
https://www.hifisystemcomponents.com...les/schade.pdf
Lawrence.