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diode [2006/03/21 19:42]
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-Dual Inline Package. DIPs can be installed either in sockets or permanently soldered into holes extending into the surface of the printed circuit board.+====== Diode ======
  
-http://​www.avishowtech.com/​midibox/​photos/​dip16.gif+{{ ::​neonking:​1n4148.jpg?​direct&​200 |}}
  
-http://​www.avishowtech.com/​midibox/​photos/​dip16.jpg+===== Introduction =====
  
-http://www.avishowtech.com/​midibox/​photos/​dip16c.jpg+The diode is an electronic component that **allows the passage of current in only one direction** 
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 +They are solid state semiconductor devices and typically need more than 0.6 volts to operateIn a normal diode, current flows from the positive anode to the negative cathode.  
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 +The germanium point-contact diode, dates from the early days of radio, when the received radio signal was detected by means of a germanium crystal and a fine, pointed wire that rested on it. In modern germanium (or silicon) point-contact diodes, the wire and a tiny crystal plate are mounted inside a small glass tube and connected to two wires that are fused into the ends of the tube.  
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 +Junction-type diodes consist of a junction of two different kinds of semiconductor material. There are literally thousands of different specification diodes. They are usually identified with a number but some are color coded. 
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 +<wrap info>​1N4148 Diode do the trick most of the time</​wrap>​
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