Re: Battery Charge Time?

[Dave1massey@cs.com]

In a message dated 9/22/2005 2:27:45 PM Central Standard Time, 
tr3driver@comcast.net writes: 
> Simple battery
> chargers (like most inexpensive units) are nothing more than a transformer
> to convert AC line voltage to a suitable value, and a full wave rectifier to
> convert it to DC. 

The better ones have full wave rectification.  The cheaper ones have half 
wave.  A single diode is less expensive than two (or four).

Dave