[Boatanchors] Benefit of your knowledge and experience

[AI2Q]

Thye're silicon diodes, not germanium. As such you don't have to worry about 
overheating them.

Vy 73, AI2Q, Alex
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W2HX" <w2hx at w2hx.com>
To: "John King" <k5pgw at yahoo.com>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Benefit of your knowledge and experience


> Use a hemostat on the lead right next to the diode and it will sink the 
> heat pretty well. Then you can make the lead as short as you want.
>
>
> 73 Eugene W2HX
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John King
> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 1:35 PM
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Boatanchors] Benefit of your knowledge and experience
>
> Your input on replacing germanium and schottky diodes and effect of 
> leaving lead lengths long will be appreciated.
>
> I am installing two schottky diodes in a balanced modulator. Space for 
> installation is TIGHT and I am worrying about damaging the NEW diodes by 
> over heating them. For those reasons I feel that the lead lengths should 
> be long enough to install them and keep them from being overheated.
>
> What is your experience with leaving diode lengths fairly long? Thanks in 
> advance. 73, John, K5PGW 
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