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Date:         Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:51:13 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Resistor and diode values for 88+ vanagon instrument cluster
Comments: To: Jarrett Kupcinski <kupcinski@GMAIL.COM>
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At 08:54 AM 12/16/2013, Jarrett Kupcinski wrote: >Closer inspection reveals that both diodes are the same. They're >1N4004, and it looks like they're still available. Thanks again for >pointing my eyes in the right direction, David.

You're welcome. You can use 1N4004/5/6/7, whatever is cheapest. 4004 has a Peak Reverse Voltage of 400 V and the others are 600/800/1000 V.

It's a general-purpose 1-amp (absolute max @25C) diode, extremely common. Can (just) handle an 8 ms half-sine pulse of 30 amps.

Yrs, d


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