is 1amp diodes sufitient for relay

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Topic: is 1amp diodes sufitient for relay

Posted By: kalito
Subject: is 1amp diodes sufitient for relay
Date Posted: January 20, 2004 at 11:19 AM

is 1amp diodes sufitient for relay switch ....to prevent any alectrical backflow!

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Posted By: xetmes
Date Posted: January 20, 2004 at 1:22 PM

yea 1 amp is enough

Posted By: kalito
Date Posted: January 20, 2004 at 3:57 PM

i eant to radio shach and bought a 25 pack of diodes (the salesperson gave them to me) and i see the box now and it saids "rectifier diodes" .. is there any diference between diodes. i don't want to back and returnd them or exchange them either!

Posted By: kalito
Date Posted: January 20, 2004 at 4:04 PM

i bought a 25 pack( from salesperson at radio shack) and now the i se it it saids rectifire diodes, are these for a different porpuse... or can they still block the backflow from the relay switch?

Posted By: Teken
Date Posted: January 20, 2004 at 7:33 PM

kalito wrote:

it saids rectifire diodes, are these for a different porpuse...

Rectification = Is the process by which a portion of an entire alternation is removed from an AC sine wave.

Rectifier: Is a circuit that recieves an AC input and through the process of rectification, produces a pulsating DC output.

kalito wrote:

or can they still block the backflow from the relay switch?

Yes . . .

Regards

EVIL Teken . . .

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