Voltage doubler
5 parts
A clamp diode shifts the AC up so it swings 0→2·Vpk, and a peak detector grabs the top — DC out above the supply's own peak. Cascade the same cell and you get the multipliers that drive photomultipliers and CRTs.
- V1 5V·500Hz
- C1 1µF
- D1
- D2
- C2 1µF
