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Don't misunderstand my opinion here ... a diode is a nice feature, but just un-necessary if you are running such a minimal system and you want to maximize what little you have available.— eHam.net News
Then this feed through the diode is accumulated in a capacitor that charges up to the peak voltage.
The forward voltage drop of a diode is almost constant whatever the current passing through the diode so they have a very steep characteristic (current-voltage graph).— LearnHub Activities
This is potentially useful, but the diode is a more important (and difficult) component to replicate.— PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
The result can be seen to be that a diode is a one way valve for electrons.— Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
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