Anyone good with PSpice?

[JohnCU]

I'm trying to simulate a half-wave rectifier...but I can't find out how to monitor the waveform, or to see up the VAC with the correct info. It only has the magnitude of the source and phase but not the frequency. It has an AC Sweep but I just want a 10V 60 hz sinusoidal source.

 

[KLin]

My brain just had a melt down after reading that.

 

[Rubycon]

Put your tongue on ======= side of rectifier beads and if you feel the jiggle you have ripples but no a/c. Rectifiers are the only component known that get HOT when OFF! Why is that? There is no A/C! bwahahaha.

Yeah been a whiles sinceme used pspice and pads for design. Shoot that was i386 days and program was on 5 and a quarter "diskettes" or whatever. Good luck with that one.

 

[JohnCU]

Where are my EE buddies?

Where's Eli...you know you wanna learn something buddy...

 

[TuxDave]

You want to do a transient analysis instead.

 

[NutBucket]

Yes, transient analysis and use a sine wave for the source. DUH!!

 

[PurdueRy]

^ The above are correct

 

[NutBucket]

Only took me 5 years of undergrad to learn that!

Never did like PSpice. I finally learned Matlab last year.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Use the VSIN source, VAC is for an AC sweep. Set up a voltage probe and do a transient analysis.

Edit: And do your own homework.

 

[JohnCU]

you guys rock :beer:

i am doing my own homework, just looking for help.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
you guys rock :beer:

i am doing my own homework, just looking for help.:|

He was just teasin ya.

 

[JohnCU]

OHMG I LOVE YOU GUYS it works!

 

[PurdueRy]

OMGWE:heart:U2