I have a (fairly old) battery charger (Radio Shack Cat. No. 23-243) that came with a power supply (transformer) that delivered 12 volts AC to the charger.
I assume there's a rectifier in the charger.
The transformer has stopped working. I bought a new, generic transformer that can deliver 12 volts, but found that its output is DC.
Question: If I supply the charger with direct current from the new transformer, will damage result, or will it merely make the charger's rectifier redundant and do the job?
I assume there's a rectifier in the charger.
The transformer has stopped working. I bought a new, generic transformer that can deliver 12 volts, but found that its output is DC.
Question: If I supply the charger with direct current from the new transformer, will damage result, or will it merely make the charger's rectifier redundant and do the job?