AC to DC conversion: is this an appropriate implementation?
Designing Power Supplies looks simple but has more complexity than it looks with peak current inverse to the ripple voltage and heat loss in addition to the inefficiency of linear regulators.

Then there are the safety aspects of AC supplies for power line transient protection and heat rise on active components in an enclosed box.

Today SMPS can be as low as 15 cents per watt and you can cascade two to make a bipolar center grounded split supply.


  This is the era when it is better to learn more useful skills and make wise decisions on make vs buy.


But can learn alot about the critical need to balance loads in  split transformers in simulators.