Diode Rectifier Wiring Question

[PelliX]

Personally, I still subscribe to the smoke theory of electricity

Seems to hold true, eh...

 

[ThreeChordWonder]

Seems to hold true, eh...

Does around here...

And, in fact, my soldering iron has been known to produce large amounts of smoke, presumably as it tries to inject fresh smoke into new circuits

 

[PelliX]

Any device can be a smoke machine if used incorrectly enough.