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Homework Statement
I am in the midst of preparing for my midterm which is tomorrow, and I was going over a past midterm that has the solutions. However, there is one conceptual problem that I am not understanding, in fact, I think it is wrong...
The diodes in a bridge rectifier have a maximum dc current rating of 2A. This means the dc load current can have a maximum value of?
The answer is 4... But that doesn't make sense to me. The current in a bridge rectifier goes through the diode before it goes through the load, and the diode is not going to increase the current by 2 A, so my logic is the max load current through the resistor is 2.
What am I missing here?