(Geoffrey S. Mendelson) writes:

In article DSQZc.1963$UR2.1628@trnddc08, James Sweet wrote:

I was thinking they had a chain of diodes and made use of the voltage drop,
guess I could be wrong though.

The "converters" are just a big resistor. They really have very little use
except for things like hair dryers.

Not really.

Think about what you just said for (1) variable load and (2) where the
heat goes.

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