just want to make sure i have the polarity of all the diodes correct...
i think there is something fundamentally wrong
its going to be a Short because of the trace in the middle....
i think i have to move the trace from the bottom input to the middle of the 2 diodes in the middle
No, you need to bring out the left hand of the middle two diodes as one of the AC terminals, whereas you've brought out the top and bottom twice...
like so right?
yup, that looks more like it...
yeah i agree thanks.
If you look at the schematic diagram for a diode bridge rectifier that is drawn with the AC inputs at the top and bottom you will see that all of the diodes point in one direction. You will also see that there is a connection, either input or output, at each end of each diode. This information should help you in drawing/analyzing your pc board layout.
Don
yes i have seen that and there is also a variation to that design
That's the same picture rotated 90 degrees...
yes i have seen that and there is also a variation to that design
But your diagram is not a variation to the design of the circuit, it is a variation of how the same circuit could be drawn. A schematic diagram, of which this diagram would be a part, should make the signal flow as easy to follow as possible. That almost always means flow from left to right. Any unnecessary flow in the other direction, even if not incorrect, just obfuscates* things.
Don