A minor, but important point. A bridge rectifier by itself does not produce anything like DC. It produces a sequence of positive half cycles at a frequency of 120 Hz., or a period of 8.33 milliseconds. The addition of a filter capacitor holds the peak value of the half cycle sinusoids for approximately 8.33 milliseconds until the leading edge of the next peak comes along. Even with a filter capacitor you won't have DC, but you will have AC with a DC offset.
Do people just not know about transformers or are they hell bent on being slam dunks for a Darwin Award?
Do people just not know about transformers or are they hell bent on being slam dunks for a Darwin Award?