1. Preliminary calculations for max current

We will be building an AC to DC converter with our diode. Of course this will not be perfect, and there

will be a so-called "ripple voltage": the peak-to-peak voltage of the wobble in the voltage waveform left

over from conversion. Your task is to help me select a diode while balancing power and cost limitations.

Let us introduce a 12 V amplitude AC signal at a frequency of 60 Hz-imagine we set a 14:1 transformer

to take power from the wall outlet (120 V... @ 60 Hz). Also, assume the load resistance is 1 kOhm.

What is, ignoring the diode forward bias voltages for now, the expected current going through the load

and thus the diodes themselves? Treat this as a ballpark value for the next steps.