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Power consumed is power consumed and whether you use a straight forward rectifier or a voltage doubler the end result will be the same.If you double the voltage the current draw will be more from the transformer than it would be if a straight forward rectifier was used. You can't just create power from nothing.

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[QUOTE="Captain Kilowatt, post: 323053, member: 39"] Power consumed is power consumed and whether you use a straight forward rectifier or a voltage doubler the end result will be the same.If you double the voltage the current draw will be more from the transformer than it would be if a straight forward rectifier was used. You can't just create power from nothing. [url=http://www.play-hookey.com/ac_theory/ps_v_multipliers.html]Voltage Multipliers[/url] [/QUOTE]

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