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In Reply to: RE: Yes, thanks... posted by sherod on October 1, 2016 at 22:09:26:
if both parts have the same Voltage and Current ratings? The only reason it might be a problem is if you are going to use the diode in a low voltage supply, where the forward voltage drop of one diode type vs another can make a difference in the output voltage of the supply as a whole. Typically a Schottky will have a lower Vf than other types, which might raise the voltage fed to a regulator by 2-3 volts overall. If we are talking about a tube circuit with hundreds of volts in B+, no problem. In a filament supply of a tube device or for a solid state device with low voltages, changing to Schottky COULD be a problem but likely not, because raising the unregulated V by a few volts is usually not a problem, if you're going to regulate it, whereas lowering it could be.
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- Why wouldn't it be a drop in replacement,.... - Lew 09:00:30 10/03/16 (5)
- RE: Why wouldn't it be a drop in replacement,.... - sherod 13:53:19 10/03/16 (0)
- RE: Why wouldn't it be a drop in replacement,.... - Tweaker456 11:14:58 10/03/16 (3)
- I wasn't going to go there, but... - Lew 12:03:44 10/03/16 (2)
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