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Old 12-30-2018, 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevin Kuehn View Post
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.
Exactly. At 60Hz (or 120Hz in some voltage multiplying rectifier circuits) the only diode specs that matter are the peak inverse voltage and current, and if your replacements are as good or higher rated they will do fine...Heck if no solar or nuclear EMPs occur in the next century they will probably outlast the seleniums.
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