[FoxHunt] PIN diodes anyone?
Jay Hennigan
jay at west.net
Sat Jun 28 15:34:43 EDT 2008
R. Simmons wrote:
> I think HP quit making PIN diodes in glass cases with wire leads maybe 6-7
> years ago. I used to use 5082-3188 diodes, they were up to $18, each just
> before they quit offering them completely.
You can sub a plain old and very cheap 1N4007 rectifier. Don't use a
lower voltage such as 1N4003, etc. To get the 1KV rating, the 4007 has
an extra undoped layer, hence P-I-N. They're not specified for RF, as
their primary purpose is a 1-amp rectifier. But they work fine.
http://www.cliftonlaboratories.com/diode_turn-on_time.htm
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