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Old 10-05-2010, 02:30 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Well as someone who designs a lot of buck converter circuits I can tell you the only time that current reverses in them is at very low current loads. I can also say that until current flows in a constant direction you take a big hit in efficiency.
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