Fast recovery diodes

[alibear]

Hi all, is there any advantage to using fast recovery diodes eg. MUR8** series as opposed to a normal bridge rectifier when constructing a power supply consisting of a transformer, rectifier, filter capacitors for a class A/B amplifier
Any views please
thanks
Alan

 

[JonSnell Electronic]

No advantage. 50 or 60HZ does not require fast recovery.

 

[DF96]

Forum search or Google might provide an answer, or several answers.

 

[thoglette]

Use the search, Luke

No advantage. 50 or 60HZ does not require fast recovery.

If you'd bothered to use the search or recent posts you'd find that there's already a thread on this

You'll find some different opinions

 

[alibear]

Thoglette, I did a search, obviously with the wrong criteria. Obviously I'm rubbish at most things, but there again I'm happy. To ere is human to forgive------------
Alan

 

[Speedskater]

Searching is a special skill that not everyone has. Most of my searches return thousands of non-related links.
(I do miss Alta Vista)

 

[Turbon]

Keep on looking pals and please come back with your finds 🙂 - just skip the ads please...

Regards

 

[myhrrhleine]

(I do miss Alta Vista)
I couldn't agree more!

 

[thoglette]

To ere is human to forgive

Divine.

Closest I'll get to divinity. (+1 on Alta Vista)

 

[nigelwright7557]

I have had problems with high voltage supplies and slow diodes.
I got huge glitches on the output.
The problem is more common in valve amps than in solid state.

 

[richard38]

Were you diodes not just too low in voltage and current.?. Luckely these are easy to find out things.... or did you use very high esr flattening caps made bu chingwho inc. or your
transformater ain't up to the job.
gr richard