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Old 12-15-2012, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by old_coot88 View Post
The banded end of the silicon diode denotes the cathode.
The "+" terminal of the selenium device also denotes the cathode, which is a mite confusing as you've noted. It's simply saying "B plus is derived from here", same as the cathode of a vacuum diode or banded end of a silicon diode.
Thanks for the help, I've got the new diode and resistor in and no pops or flames.
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