[Amps] DIODE PIV Confusion

[Bill Fuqua]

My wife had a similar question. She wanted to see a movie of a particular 
title, suggested by her favorite talk show host.
She rented it and it was not anything close. Even movie titles are not 
unique. You have to make sure you have the right author.

    Unless it has a 1Nxxxx number you can not be sure unless you look at the
manufacture's specs for that part number and updated specs as well. Even the
specs for 1N and 2N parts vary from time to time and between manufacturers 
but usually not a factor of 10.

73
Bill


At 02:38 PM 6/29/2011 -0400, Robert Dorchuck wrote:
>Search for 6A10 at Mouser and you will find both 100 and 1000 volt
>ratings.
>Bob  W6VY
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gary Schafer" <garyschafer at comcast.net>
>To: "'Steve Katz'" <stevek at jmr.com>; "'Richard Solomon'"
><dickw1ksz at gmail.com>; <amps at contesting.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 10:45 AM
>Subject: Re: [Amps] DIODE PIV Confusion
>
>
> >I remember reading (on amps?) awhile back that there is in fact two
> > different 6A10 diodes. On in 100 volts and the other is 1000 volts.
> > I seem
> > to remember that the 100 volt one was in Europe ?
> >
> > 73
> > Gary  K4FMX
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: amps-bounces at contesting.com
> >> [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]
> >> On Behalf Of Steve Katz
> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 1:28 PM
> >> To: Richard Solomon; amps at contesting.com
> >> Subject: Re: [Amps] DIODE PIV Confusion
> >>
> >> A 6A10 is rated 1000 PIV.  Always has been, it's an old design.
> >>
> >> http://octopart.com/6a10-t-diodes+inc.-325193
> >>
> >> 73
> >>
> >> Steve WB2WIK
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: amps-bounces at contesting.com
> >> [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]
> >> On Behalf Of Richard Solomon
> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 9:28 AM
> >> To: amps at contesting.com
> >> Subject: [Amps] DIODE PIV Confusion
> >>
> >> In looking for a datasheet for the 6A10 diode I came across a
> >> potentially hazardous find.
> >> One datasheet said the 6A10 was a 100 volt PIV diode, while another
> >> said it was a 1,000
> >> volt PIV diode.
> >>
> >> So, unless I actually measure the PIV, I am not sure of what I have
> >> and must, for safety sake,
> >> assume the worst.
> >>
> >>
> >> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
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