[Amps] caps across rectifier diodes

[Doug Renwick]

My Ameritron amp diode board with 1N5408 diodes has .01M 1KV caps across
them.

Doug

The train doesn't stop here anymore. 

-----Original Message-----
From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Gary Schafer
Sent: March 1, 2009 2:25 PM
To: 'Steve Flood'; amps at contesting.com; rfamplifiers at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] caps across rectifier diodes

No, modern diodes don't need or want resistors or capacitors across
them.

73
Gary  K4FMX

> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]
On
> Behalf Of Steve Flood
> Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 11:53 AM
> To: amps at contesting.com; rfamplifiers at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Amps] caps across rectifier diodes
> 
> I am using a string of 4 6A10 diodes in each leg of my HV power
supply.
> Should these each have a .01uF 1kv cap across them?  I see some
designs
> that do this and some do not.
> 
> Tnx,
> Steve KK7UV