[Amps] SB-200 power supply

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>>four is plenty !!!
>
>>> I have 1N5408 to replace the old ones. Is 4 per leg enough PIV rating of
>>> 4000 volts for this supply of should I go to 5 diodes per leg ??
>
>Why all the excitement? To save a buck per leg?
>
>Go for 5, or maybe 6. A '1 kv' diode should only ever see, what, 400v? And
>the 1N5408 is the next level up. Why push it?
>
1n5408s typically measure >1100piv.  The cost should be under 19¢ each.

-  R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K, 
www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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