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Diodes in a Rectifier

This is lab 2 of 12 in the course
In this lab, students will explore how AC voltage is converted to DC voltage. They will use LEDs to simulate a full-wave rectifier and then build one from common 1N4005 diodes. Students will then explore how different load values affect the output signal of the rectifier as well as how to improve on the rectifier's DC output using capacitors.