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Bridge rectifier with a filter capacitor
Both half-waves come out positive; C1 fills the gaps between peaks (ripple)
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Parts
- Bridge rectifier KBP206Search on Amazon
- Resistor 1 kΩSearch on Amazon
- Red LEDSearch on Amazon
- Capacitor 470 µF 25 VSearch on Amazon
- Jumper wires × 5Search on Amazon
- BreadboardSearch on Amazon
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