[Amps] Amps Digest, Vol 93, Issue 11

[Carl]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill, W6WRT" <dezrat1242 at yahoo.com>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Amps Digest, Vol 93, Issue 11


> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
>
> On Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:54:37 EDT, TexasRF at aol.com wrote:
>
>>In my view, a diode pair reverse connected from B minus to ground is the
>>preferred combination. Back to back would look like an open circuit until 
>>one
>>or  both fail shorted.
>
> REPLY:
>
> That is what I meant - in parallel but with reversed polarity. At one
> time I used the term anti-parallel but some people on this reflector
> objected to  it.
>
> Quoting Wikipedia:  "In electronics, two anti-parallel or
> inverse-parallel devices are connected in parallel but with their
> polarities reversed."
>
> Perhaps we should start using one term or the other for clarity?
>
>

Since the Brits are into the anti side of definitions I suppose we should go 
with what has been used here for decades...reversed parallel...and not the 
improperly used "reverse parallel"

Carl
KM1H