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• RE: I'm pretty sure he liked SLOW diodes, slow was GOOD. - HoosierAudio 14:50:41 07/20/12 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: I'm pretty sure he liked SLOW diodes, slow was GOOD. posted by pictureguy on July 19, 2012 at 12:56:44

  Hi pictureguy,
  
  FRED = Fast Recovery Epitaxial Diode
  
  HA
  

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  • RE: I'm pretty sure he liked SLOW diodes, slow was GOOD. - pictureguy 17:58:58 07/20/12 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: I'm pretty sure he liked SLOW diodes, slow was GOOD. posted by HoosierAudio on July 20, 2012 at 14:50:41

    I looked up FRED.....
    Vishay, who was at one time an IR technology partner....and boy, did we build a lot of stuff FOR them under contract, lists FRED devices as 'Soft Reverse Recovery'.
    So, too, does IR.
    
    I don't understand the HA?
    Too much is never enough
    
    

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• IIRC FR rectifiers tend to have much smaller and shorter spikes - Timbo in Oz 22:19:27 07/19/12 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: I'm pretty sure he liked SLOW diodes, slow was GOOD. posted by pictureguy on July 19, 2012 at 12:56:44

  snubbing slows rectifiers down.
  
  IIRC just a cap would do with a FR Hexfreds.
  
  
  Note that a post in response is preferred.
  
  Warmest
  
  Timothy Bailey
  
  The Skyptical Mensurer and Audio Scrounger
  
  And gladly would he learn and gladly teach - Chaucer. ;-)!
  
  'Still not saluting.'
  
  
  

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