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Originally Posted by Jon1967us
I've discovered a faulty twin diode of the Selenium variety in my '56 GE portable and wish to replace with 2 Silicons. I'm aware of the voltage drop difference, but was wondering if there was any problem in simply soldering 2 diodes together at the cathodes (original was a common cathode), thus effectively making a 3 leg component?
I used 2 1n4007s because of the current requirements ( i don't have Germaniums that can take that amount of voltage)
BTW, should I have used 2 Schottkeys instead?
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It will work but shotkey or other high speed diode are preferable... there's a good thread on ARF that recommends a specific part.