[Boatanchors] TCS Receiver: No More CW "Ear-Popping"

[Jacques Fortin]

Indeed, who can make a clipper with 2 diodes in the same orientation ?    For the difference low voltage zeners make, it is because they have a softer forward "knee" than common rectifiers. 

Jack14 iPhone

> Le 10 févr. 2016 à 13:03, Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com> a écrit :
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> he wrote zeners in parallel but in _opposite directions_.
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> Rob
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>> On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 8:47 AM, Jacques Fortin <jacques.f at videotron.ca> wrote:
>> Hi Dave,
>> 
>> Excuse me if I'm wrong, but if you are actually using two 5.6V zeners IN
>> PARALLEL, the effect is the same than using, say, two 1N4004 in parallel.
>> Your clipping level will be about 0.6-0.7V across the headphones.
>> However, using two zeners IN SERIES and opposite directions will create a
>> limiter having the Zener rating plus about 0.6V (6.2V in your case).
>> Is that what you meant in the first place ?
>> 
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