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- From: smckinty@sunicnc.France.Sun.COM (Steve McKinty - Sun ICNC)
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- Subject: Re: Voltage drop across 1N4148 diode?
- Date: 21 Jan 1993 13:19:47 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan21.101200.8651@mr.med.ge.com>, szopinsk@picard.med.ge.com (Jerry Szopinski Mfg 4-6983) writes:
- >
- >
- > The voltage drop across the 1N4148 diode depends on what type of
- > semiconductor material it is made of. If the diode is made of
- > germanium (no, not the flowers) the drop is around 0.7V; if it
- > is made of silicon then the drop is around 0.5V.
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- I think the 1N4148 is a silcion diode, but isn't the voltage drop
- the other way round? About 0.6 for Silicon and 0.3 or so for Germanium?
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- Steve
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