[Amps] 1N Diodes

[Mark - N5OT]

Thanks everyone,

I think I will leave the 1N4003 in there for the time being, but when I 
find a 1N4001 I'll set it aside for the next time I open the box.

73 - Mark N5OT


On 6/30/2021 9:26 AM, Dan Michnay wrote:
>
> I ran into trouble replacing a 4002 with a 4007 some years ago. It was 
> in a switching power supply. The reverse recovery time increases 
> significantly as you go from the 4001 to the 4007. I don't know if 
> that is significant in your application but it is true
>
> Dan K9EA
>
> On 6/30/2021 9:50 AM, Mark - N5OT wrote:
>> So I put it in and the meters work like they're supposed to.  Just 
>> worried if it affects the overload circuit. However, the amp is 
>> running very acceptably.  25ma of Grid current at 1500 watts out.
>>
>> On 6/30/2021 7:34 AM, Mark - N5OT wrote:
>>> Ameritron AL800H - two 3CX800s
>>>
>>> Meters have always behaved badly.  Manual says when this happens, 
>>> then D117 may be shorted.  I have the amp opened, and this diode 
>>> tests shorted.
>>>
>>> Manual says this diode "protects the overload circuit and the meters."
>>>
>>> It's a 1N4001.  I can't find any around here.  I have about 1x10E18 
>>> 1N4003 diodes.  Can I use a 1N4003?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> 73 - Mark N5OT
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