It’s been a while, but I finally finished up the new full bridge rectifier using the HSMS-2820-TR1G Diodes, the one on the right in the photo. If you knew the detours lately, you’d understand the procrastination. I just wish I had wrapped it sooner.

  After the install, the supercapacitor bank measured 5.51 VDC with the current coil setup feeding into the new bridge. I reset the harvest capacitor that feeds the bank to confirm the charge path, and it’s climbing at just under 2 VDC now. Once the harvest cap catches up to and exceeds the bank voltage plus the bridge drop, it will push current back into the bank again through the voltage difference.

-RR