Todays brainwave - why not use appropriately rated Zener diodes as rectifiers ?.
Anybody tried this and what results ?.
Eric.
Anybody tried this and what results ?.
Eric.
Exsqueese me but what on earth for?
Only way would that not be to use Zeners that have a zener voltage higher than your maximum reverse voltage and then some? Otherwise would they not conduct both directions and discharge the caps they really should be charging? God knows what would happen...
There are so many sweet diodes out there like standard, schottky and what have you. Why Zeners?
/UrSv
PS. If anybody is afraid of switching noice then why double it?
Only way would that not be to use Zeners that have a zener voltage higher than your maximum reverse voltage and then some? Otherwise would they not conduct both directions and discharge the caps they really should be charging? God knows what would happen...
There are so many sweet diodes out there like standard, schottky and what have you. Why Zeners?
/UrSv
PS. If anybody is afraid of switching noice then why double it?
What is the real difference really? Lower reverse voltage breakdown, but what else? OK, zeners are a little bit different, the doping(*) is more, in order to get lower breakdown voltage.
(*)I mean put material into the silicone as a "polution".
(*)I mean put material into the silicone as a "polution".
I think they are a lot slower, i.e. more capacitance, so their use as rectifiers would not be good as compared to a diode designed for use as a rectifier.
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