Thread: Life span of selenium rectifiers?
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Old 08-03-2009, 09:46 PM
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A 1N4007 diode will work. Also, it would be a good idea to stick a 5 watt power resistor with a resistance between 22 and 68 ohms ahead of the diode. The reason is because a selenium diode has more voltage drop than a modern silicon diode.
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