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Subject: [AMPS] Diodes-Is this boring or what?
From: k1ta@contesting.com (Bob Marston)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 20:31:48 -0800
Rich....Boring isn't the word for it.

Gimminee f#$%ing Christmas   Are you guys for real?  Do you have any ideas
what 1N5408s cost when bought in quantity? One year ago I purchased 2 bags
of 100 1N5408s for 40 bucks at RF Parts ! That's 20 cents a piece. With 200
diodes and a few pieces of perf board I can  make 3 full wave bridge
rectifiers with 10Kv on a leg and still have still have 80 diodes left over
for various projects. If you connect that to a transformer with a secondary
voltage of 3500 volts the PIV of an individual leg is 4900 volts. That
leaves you with a safety factor of 100% !  Worried about transients?  Slap
an MOV on the primary!

Get A Clue !

better yet

Get A Life!


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