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'LIVEWIRE?' · 24th Oct 2017, 10:46 pm

I've just checked the Data of the SB260 and it's a 2Amp Schottky Barrier Rectifier. (Should have guessed from the 'SB' prefix I suppose) Why would a Schottky Barrier rectifier be needed in a conventional Half-wave rectifier circuit? The 2 Amp rating I could possibly understand, since I have no data on the associated amplifier, and don't know what currents are drawn from the 7v supplies, although, from the small size of the transformer* supplying the AC, I would have expected the current drawn to be <1A, never mind up to 2A. (* No more than 1" square x 0.8" deep)

24th Oct 2017, 10:46 pm	#34
'LIVEWIRE?' Rest in Peace Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: N.W. Oxfordshire(Chipping Norton) Posts: 7,306	Re: What is a CSN60? I've just checked the Data of the SB260 and it's a 2Amp Schottky Barrier Rectifier. (Should have guessed from the 'SB' prefix I suppose) Why would a Schottky Barrier rectifier be needed in a conventional Half-wave rectifier circuit? The 2 Amp rating I could possibly understand, since I have no data on the associated amplifier, and don't know what currents are drawn from the 7v supplies, although, from the small size of the transformer* supplying the AC, I would have expected the current drawn to be <1A, never mind up to 2A. (* No more than 1" square x 0.8" deep)