In Reply to: Diodes in a Greatz Hybrid posted by Jeff Davison on March 12, 2012 at 22:47:19:
Hi Jeff,More likely the diodes are failing from overvoltage than current in my own experience. Higher current rated diodes may be noisier on switching due to more capacitance. Peak curernt in a FWB with cap input is no more than 7X the continuous current. $0.02
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