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Diode comparison and testing

Started by Aentons, May 07, 2021, 02:15:14 AM

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Aentons

I ran across this and found it interesting so I thought I'd share. There are lots of other good comparison charts with steepness curves.

https://therepaircafe.wordpress.com/2019/10/24/forward-voltage-of-various-diodes/


Aentons

And then there is this about how to emulate a Ge diode with a schottky and some resistance.

https://therepaircafe.wordpress.com/2020/07/14/emulating-germanium-diodes/

alanp

No D9D diode? I hate this graph and everyone who made it!

More seriously, though, I would class diodes into a few categories, based on Fv. Germaniums, silicon signals, LEDs, and power diodes. Find some variants you like, do a bulk order, and go with that.
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