Hi Wayne, Well here is a picture of how this particular three legged diode looks and a spec sheet for it that explains how to connect it.
http://photoman.bizland.com/diode.jpg http://photoman.bizland.com/70711.pdf Take care, V Energize With Light http://www.theledman.net/ > Morning V and The List, >>> At 05:53 PM 10/14/2006, you wrote: >> tere is a spec sheet that comes with theu little diodes that >> tells which leads to short together. > I think you and others have used this term, "Which Leads to > short together". > It has been a bit confusing to me, raises some questions, and may be > misleading to others. > I have used many diodes over the years, likely numbering into the > thousands. At one time, the systems in the field were not perfect, > the manufactures did not have all their ducks in a row, and we had to > interface systems, build small circuits on the job site, and even > piece together a diode matrix now and then. I would buy them 50 and > 100 at the time and felt I cold not hit the road without a bag of diodes. > I thought I had used them in every imaginable fashion, but maybe not. > Still, the term "which leads to short together" leave me in AWE and a > state of confusion. > Literally, shorting the leads together can mean only one > thing. That is, unless the mounting / support lead enters the > picture. Short one lead to it ? > Still, in my mind, Shorting the leads together can mean only one thing. > Possibly you are meaning, "Where to put the diode in the circuit" as > it would appear to > "short together" the two points, but in reality it does not. As you > know, there is a forward voltage and near a constant current for > reverse voltage use. > Makes me wonder if several biased in reverse would not work as a > current limiter. > A short is a short is a short. How can anyone define it differently. > Shorting the two leads together ( A two lead diode ) would render it > useless and worthless. > Not trying to muddy up the water that you and others have already > cleared up, but don't want to see the beginner or the novice to > proceed with any confusion. Or ....... confusing terms. > Here is a wonderful link for the person starting to learn about diodes. > http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/diode.htm > There are many "not so normal uses" for diodes. In a bind, they can > serve as a > "Model Rocket Ignitor". > Wayne > ======================= > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > --
