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Old 12-30-2018, 08:58 PM
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Question: The M1 & M2 selenium rectifiers were in bad shape so I replaced them with IN 4007's diodes. All I have from the Sam's is the current on the original rectifiers is .240 ADC. Are IN 4007's the correct diode for a replacement? thanks
Should be fine. They are rated at 1 Amp and 1000 peak inverse volts. For extra redundancy you can put 2 or three in series. That increases the reverse breakdown voltage and if one were to short the others still get the job done.
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