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  • VR1 Zener diode substitute for Bally Regulator Driver Board

    From John McRae@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 5 10:44:35 2022
    As part of a Regulator Driver Board high voltage rebuild is it ok to use 140 volt 5 watt diodes in place of 140 volt 2 watt?

    I have these: IN5382B ZENER DIODE 140V 5W

    Will the higher amperage cause ant issues?

    Thank you in advance.

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  • From Cmarine@21:1/5 to John McRae on Wed Oct 5 19:30:43 2022
    On 05/10/2022 18:44, John McRae wrote:
    As part of a Regulator Driver Board high voltage rebuild is it ok to use 140 volt 5 watt diodes in place of 140 volt 2 watt?

    I have these: IN5382B ZENER DIODE 140V 5W

    Will the higher amperage cause ant issues?

    Thank you in advance.
    In a word NO! You will have zero problems with an overrated component.
    Zener diodes are more a voltage related component (even though they have maximum current and therefore related properties) and if they can handle
    higher current, all the better.

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  • From Cmarine@21:1/5 to John McRae on Wed Oct 5 19:29:59 2022
    On 05/10/2022 18:44, John McRae wrote:
    As part of a Regulator Driver Board high voltage rebuild is it ok to use 140 volt 5 watt diodes in place of 140 volt 2 watt?

    I have these: IN5382B ZENER DIODE 140V 5W

    Will the higher amperage cause ant issues?

    Thank you in advance.
    In a word NO! You will have zero problems with an overrated component.
    Zener diodes are more a voltage related component (even though they have maximum current and therefore related properties) and if they can handle
    higher current, all the better.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)