I am building a basic power supply "Transformer - Rectifier - Smoothing - Regulator" and I have one easy question I cant solve.
I have a 240vac > 12vac transformer capable of putting out 8amps.
I need a 12vDC output, capable of at least 6amps.
For my rectifier, I cant find what I see to be a suitable bridge rectifier on jaycars website, the only bridge rectifiers capable of passing 8+ amps, are all rated at 50v-1000v.
Am I wrong, and do I just choose a bridge rectifier based only on it's maximum current, regardless of it's voltage range, Or am I missing something altogether?
Cheers,
Daniel.