Re: The KISS AMP: a progress report

John:

OK. So, what you are writing is that clipping off half the sine wave
will have no effect on the secondary voltage, or it will drop it to
zero, depending on the orientation of the diode? This due to the nature
of the rectifier used?

And apart from that, have you found an application other than the one
in question where such 'ballast' resistors are used? That is, apart
from home-brew necessities adapting not-quite-suited parts to a
particular purpose?

Careful about using the word "sophisticated" in this application.

Function: adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin sophisticatus
1 : not in a natural, pure, or original state : ADULTERATED <a
sophisticated oil>
2 : deprived of native or original simplicity: as a : highly
complicated or developed : COMPLEX <sophisticated electronic devices> b
: having a refined knowledge of the ways of the world cultivated
especially through wide experience <a sophisticated lady>
3 : devoid of grossness: as a : finely experienced and aware <a
sophisticated columnist> b : intellectually appealing <a sophisticated
novel>

One has to go pretty far down for a positive definition, and as the
goal is KISS, even that seems in direct conflict with the stated goal
in any case.

Peter Wieck
Wyncote, PA

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