[AMPS] Power Supply Diodes

[Larry Molitor]

At 05:10 AM 2/3/00 -0700, measures wrote:


> >The brand is normally marked with white paint.  For example, "GI" means
> >General Instruments.

The white paint says "RT", any guess on that one?


 >If you had a 50% or better piv safety factor, this failure is not easy to
> >explain.

At the time of failure, the calculated safety factor was 44.5%. I guess 
that's a bit marginal. Still it should not have quit.


 >
> >First off, I would use a high-pot tester to make sure the diodes used are
> >confirmed good and roughly matched in actual piv.  .

I have the parts in a box to construct a "measures hi-pot", but alas, no 
time to put them together. Maybe next year!

73,

Larry - W7IUV


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