On 06/29/11 05:28 PM, Richard Solomon wrote:
> In looking for a datasheet for the 6A10 diode I came across a
> potentially hazardous find.
> One datasheet said the 6A10 was a 100 volt PIV diode, while another
> said it was a 1,000
> volt PIV diode.
>
> So, unless I actually measure the PIV, I am not sure of what I have
> and must, for safety sake,
> assume the worst.
>
>
> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
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You can't measure the PIV - that is something that manufactures design for.
You could measure the voltage at which it avalanches, but that would not be the
PIV.
Personally I would look at the circuit and see what I thought was reasonable.
If
something runs from 12 V, then you are unlikely to need a 1 kV diode. But 1 kV
diodes don't cost much now. I'm not sure if they are any more expensive than
lower voltage ones.
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