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Originally Posted by MadMan
The way I always think about it is the stripe on the diode is the | from the schematic symbol ->|-
Which would also be the opposite of what Tom said, I believe he meant the + comes out of the stripe side. But the stripe side is the cathode (-) and the arrow side is the anode (+). So remember my mnemonic device so you don't get confused: in the symbol ->|- the arrow points in the conventional direction of electricity flow from + to - (not the actual direction in physics, which is backwards O_o [but don't think about that]) and the stripe on the diode is the vertical line |.
https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials...d-led-polarity |
Thanks for jumping in. Soooo, the TAIL of the arrow attaches to the lead that was attached to the " + " lead of the Selenium Rectifier?
Huh? Oh, Boy.