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class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Hi All,<br /> This is a silicon Full Wave Bridge Rectifier and I shot all 4 diodes with my DMM. I'm getting .488V drop through each diode. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Ptobably <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schottky_diode" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Schottkey diodes</a>. A Vf of 0.488V is in the range for Schottkey's.</div> </div> <div class="js-selectToQuoteEnd"> </div> </article> </div> <aside class="message-signature"> <div class="bbWrapper"><span style="color: darkblue">Live Free or Die: Linux</span></div> </aside> </div> <footer class="message-footer"> <div class="message-microdata" itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemtype="https://schema.org/InteractionCounter" itemscope> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="0" /> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="https://schema.org/LikeAction" /> </div> <div class="reactionsBar js-reactionsList "> </div> <div class="js-historyTarget message-historyTarget toggleTarget" data-href="trigger-href"></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="message message--post js-post js-inlineModContainer " data-author="Diver300" data-content="post-1457690" id="js-post-1457690" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Comment" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/posts/1457690/"> <meta itemprop="parentItem" itemscope itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/full-wave-bridge-rectifier.166926/" /> <span class="u-anchorTarget" id="post-1457690"></span> <div class="message-inner"> <div class="message-cell message-cell--user"> <section class="message-user" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemid="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/diver300.73824/"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/diver300.73824/" /> <div class="message-avatar "> <div class="message-avatar-wrapper"> <a href="/members/diver300.73824/" class="avatar avatar--m avatar--default avatar--default--dynamic" data-user-id="73824" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" style="background-color: #9933cc; color: #e0c2f0"> <span class="avatar-u73824-m" role="img" aria-label="Diver300">D</span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="message-userDetails"> <h4 class="message-name"><a href="/members/diver300.73824/" class="username " dir="auto" data-user-id="73824" data-xf-init="member-tooltip"><span itemprop="name">Diver300</span></a></h4> <h5 class="userTitle message-userTitle" dir="auto" itemprop="jobTitle">Well-Known Member</h5> <div class="userBanner userBanner userBanner--gray message-userBanner" itemprop="jobTitle"><span class="userBanner-before"></span><strong>Most Helpful Member</strong><span class="userBanner-after"></span></div> </div> <span class="message-userArrow"></span> </section> </div> <div class="message-cell message-cell--main"> <div class="message-main js-quickEditTarget"> <header class="message-attribution message-attribution--split"> <ul class="message-attribution-main listInline "> <li class="u-concealed"> <a href="/threads/full-wave-bridge-rectifier.166926/post-1457690" rel="nofollow" itemprop="url"> <time class="u-dt" dir="auto" datetime="2024-11-21T14:34:58-0800" data-time="1732228498" data-date-string="Nov 21, 2024" data-time-string="2:34 PM" title="Nov 21, 2024 at 2:34 PM" itemprop="datePublished">Thursday at 2:34 PM</time> </a> </li> </ul> <ul class="message-attribution-opposite message-attribution-opposite--list "> <li> <a href="/threads/full-wave-bridge-rectifier.166926/post-1457690" class="message-attribution-gadget" data-xf-init="share-tooltip" data-href="/posts/1457690/share" aria-label="Share" rel="nofollow"> <i class="fa--xf fal fa-share-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/threads/full-wave-bridge-rectifier.166926/post-1457690" rel="nofollow"> #6 </a> </li> </ul> </header> <div class="message-content js-messageContent"> <div class="message-userContent lbContainer js-lbContainer " data-lb-id="post-1457690" data-lb-caption-desc="Diver300 · Nov 21, 2024 at 2:34 PM"> <article class="message-body js-selectToQuote"> <div itemprop="text"> <div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 29185" data-quote="Miles Prower" data-source="post: 1457681" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=1457681" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1457681">Miles Prower said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Ptobably <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schottky_diode" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Schottkey diodes</a>. A Vf of 0.488V is in the range for Schottkey's. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I don't think so. 0.488 V is well in the range of large diodes being tested at tiny currents. 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