Re: stacking 1N4007

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Original poster: "Steve Cook by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <steve-at-g8cyerichmond.freeserve.co.uk>

my experience with stacking 1n4007s and similar is that resistors are more
bother than they are worth, if one goes o/c then that diode becomes stressed
and blows too.
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Subject: Re: stacking 1N4007


> Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
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> Tesla list wrote:
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> > Original poster: "colin.heath4 by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <colin.heath4-at-ntlworld-dot-com>
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> > capacitors can be aadded to decouple the diodes and resistors help stop
the
> > surge current on first fire
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> Yes, but that's a lot of work and with 1N4007's so cheap why bother?
> If one pops you'll be able to tell it from the smoke!  I wouldn't use
> more than 800 PRV, just for peace of mind.
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> Ed
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