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Offline KRONUS0100

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update on cheap rectifier
« on: December 20, 2007, 07:11:23 AM »
hi folks.  hi pinhead.  i tried and tried the link in your thread for the source for the rectifier with no luck.  i did my own search and found this.....allelectronics.com  (1-800-826-5432) has the following...35A 200V single phase #FWB-352 for $2.50 each.  they also have the simple 3 phase bridge rectifier #36MT60 rated at 35A 600V for $9.50 each.  I'm opting for the 3 phase unit myself.  Good luck everybody...and thanks again pinhead for the idea.
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Re: update on cheap rectifier
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2008, 07:44:48 PM »
Remeber you will need a heat sink for that rectifier. The diode's forward voltage drop is about 1.2V. It's a bit tricky to calculate the individual diode currents in a 3-phase bridge, but you can estimate the total package power by using the DC current. Since all AC power passes through 2 diodes to get to the DC terminals, the total diode voltage drop is 2.4V. So, at 10A DC output, you will have 24 Watts of heat energy to get rid of, 84W at the 35A rated current. This is a lot of heat, the rectifier diodes will overheat and cook in no time without a decent heatsink. You can assume the original Honda rectifier has about the same heat production, so find a heat sink with about the same fin surface area. I use a heatsink made for a 486 computer cpu chip, they are probably still common in surplus stores.