w2aew | #308: Back to Basics: Diodes - guide to operation, characteristics, types and specifications @w2aew | Uploaded November 2019 | Updated October 2024, 10 minutes ago.
This video is a Practical Guide to Diodes - their basic operation, IV curves, typical characteristics, various diode types, and common diode specifications. Links to many of my previous videos involving diodes are mentioned, so these links are included below:
Reverse Recovery Time: youtu.be/SBqLOrlA7QI
Diodes as Switches: youtu.be/YBNIq_d56sA
Zener Diode Basics: youtu.be/jfstUsnCmao
Basics of PIN Diodes: youtu.be/XpYsCM_Wf50
PIN Diode T/R Switch: youtu.be/A1BAq0KxIdc
PIN Diode Distortion: youtu.be/vZXiBzaUQDg
Basics of Varactor Diodes: youtu.be/icw8terKP-M
Basics of Tunnel Diodes: youtu.be/PuG8CCUbg58
Diode Matching: youtu.be/hYyzq4671nI
Diodes around Relay coils: youtu.be/c6I7Ycbv8B8
Current steering with Diodes: youtu.be/ibnz5UjQ4u0
Diodes in Peak Detectors: youtu.be/Fn5kHhNRsz0
RF Detector using Diodes: youtu.be/C8SKiyJUAlU
Diode Ring Mixer: youtu.be/junuEwmQVQ8
...and...
Notes from this video:
qsl.net/w2aew/youtube/Diode_Basics.pdf