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Circuits show unconventional uses for operational amplifiers, including full and half-wave rectifiers.
CQ. THE RADIO AMATEUR'S JOURNAL Feb 1981 (v.37#2) pg. 46

Four simple semiconductor rectifier circuits convert AC to DC.
ELECTRONICS ILLUSTRATED May 1965 (v.8#3) pg. 84

Two simple rules for designing and servicing circuits in which silicon diode rectifiers are used as power resistors to drop voltages for series filament strings.
ELECTRONICS WORLD May 1971 (v.85#5) pg. 38

Build a liquid semiconductor rectifier.
ELEMENTARY ELECTRONICS Jan-Feb 1969 (v.7#3) pg. 57

Basic course in electricity and electronics. The use of diodes and rectifiers.
ELEMENTARY ELECTRONICS May-Jun 1976 (v.16#3) pg. 81

ABC's of solid-state rectifiers. What a rectifier is and how it works.
HANDS-ON ELECTRONICS Feb 1987 (v.4#2) pg. 33
Correction HANDS-ON ELECTRONICS Jun 1987 (v.4#6) pg. 4

How to get started in electronics. Part 1: Inside semiconductors. Looks at the diode, transistor, SCRs, LEDs, light detectors, etc.
MODERN ELECTRONICS [2] Oct 1984 (v.1#1) pg. 44

Simple experiments with a chemical rectifier.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Jan 1965 (v.22#1) pg. 71

Four building-block power supply circuits. Two transformer-rectifier units, a series regulator and a shunt regulator.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Feb 1969 (v.30#2) pg. 72

How to service full-wave solid-state bridge rectifiers in a modern TV set.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Nov 1983 (v.54#11) pg. 110

How to design electronic switching circuits. Part 2.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Feb 1984 (v.55#2) pg. 84

Precision rectifiers. Building a precision rectifier for converting AC to DC in RF circuits.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Jun 1986 (v.57#6) pg. 71

Op-amps show their versatility in instrumentation circuits. Includes circuits for rectifier, peak detector, AC/DC converter, voltmeter, ammeter, ohmmeter, voltage reference, and power supply.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Sep 1989 (v.60#9) pg. 59

Schematic diagrams of high voltage rectifier circuit.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Dec 1964 (v.211#6) pg. 137

Synchronous-switch rectifier. Can serve as a substitute for expensive high-voltage rectifiers. Unit converts 110-volt AC current into 9,000-volt DC current. (These details are contained in an article on laser photographs, called holograms) Est. cost: $20.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Feb 1967 (v.216#2) pg. 124

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