[modeleng] Re: Topsy - to charge and how to charge, that is the question!

>I assumed what Peter was referring to is the symbol for a diode,...
> 
> -|>|-

Easy to get into a misunderstanding with email. I should add that I am familiar 
with the multitude of diodes and their various purposes. However only the one 
in your pictures shaped like a tophat and with a pigtail could remotely be 
considered for a 50 to 100 amp purpose.
Got to have a heat sink.
The others are all for relatively light duty or specialist purposes. I'm 
including even 3 amp rectifiers in that category.  It is not just a question of 
old and new.
John

 
> ...where it could be said that the arrowhead part of the shape indicates
> the direction of current flow, as in the symbol...
> 
> http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/diode.htm
> 
> ...for example.

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