Re: Diode/Rectifier info, anyone?

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Diode/Rectifier info, anyone?
From: Pat Manning <p.manning-at-snet-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 17:22:24 -0700
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

Hi Sam--

It sounds like you have an Electronic Devices Inc. KHP 20 manufactured
in the 49th week of 1990.  According to info from their site, it is a
normal recovery HV rectifier good for 20kV PRV and an average forward
current of 2.25(!) amps at 25 degrees C.

You can see the info page at:  
http://www.edidiodes-dot-com/HiVoltage/KHP_RHP.html

Best

Pat

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Original Poster: Sam Barros <sambarros-at-yahoo-dot-com>
> 
>  Greetings, all,
>  I just got my hands on two diodes/rectifiers and I was wondering if
> anyone could help me identify them. They each are a rectangular solid
> block of some type of black resin measuring 17 x 25 X 51mm (6 X 1 X
> 2"), and have two screw-on connectors on opposite ends on top, each one
> 5mm in diameter. On top of the case, there is the universal electronic
> symbol for diodes/rectifiers (you know, that horizontal triangle with a
> vertical bar in front of it) and it reads "KHP 20" and below "EDI
> 9049".