This circuit supplies a continuous voltage at its output, which is the peak value of the alternating input voltage. The circuit is from a 90's EDN, making use of Maxim integrated circuits of the time.
April 2017 - Mouser Electronics already has the MAX4007 from Maxim Integrated in its inventory, an...
This circuit was obtained from an English magazine from 1979, but can be easily assembled today...
Found in a 1978 publication, this circuit uses germanium transistors and drives a small 20 to 50...