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Yeah, you're right...

I gave the simplified answer. As the capacitance goes up, the conduction angle goes down, and peak current goes up.

Rectifiers can take significant repetitive short-term overloads due to the electron cloud surrounding the cathode, so in most cases there should be no problem. If it does cause a rectifier to have a short life, an input choke can be inserted (low resistance, moderate inductance, enough to increase conduction angle).

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