[Alex Kitic]

Zitat:Original geschrieben von kahlo

It is simple: If you don't try to rectify the output, the circuit works (most of the time). If you try to rectify the output, you blow away one BJT.

But don't waste your time with me.

As a matter of fact I have rectified the output (in low voltage domain, to obtain DC for filamentary cathodes, using Schottky low drop diodes) - you can even see how I was cooling the 5A voltage regulators on a cooler for Athlon processors. It did work and I did not have any problems with the operation of the circuit. Both with and without the cap over the rectifier bridge. Because it does not blow the BJT.

But you have not tried it (thus uou do not know that it will not blow the BJT in practice, and you have also misunderstood the circuitry involved, that's why you think it would blow the BJT.

But you are indeed correct about one thing: I will not be loosing time on people who are not going to try any of my proposals - designs, if I dare say so, or projects - but keep opposing the value or feasibility because they do not understand or feel challenged by said projects.