[Lowfer] 1N4000 diode

[Bill Ashlock]

Mike,

>Does anyone know what the forward resistance on a 1N4000 diode is?
>There is one on the LW-MAX card in series with Vcc at the final and I
>thought if I read the voltage across it I could calculate the input curr=
ent
>to the final.

Nice try but no cigar. The resistance is a variable and depends on the cu=
rrent flowing through it and the temperature as well. How about adding a =
series 10 ohm resistor to the diode? You would drop only .5v for a curren=
t of 50ma.

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