Triode
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I'm just learning about controlling motors with micro controllers. I've read up on diodes some, but I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything since there are a lot of bits of information listed and its only economical to order these in large quantities. I'm going to buy a bunch of diodes which I'll mainly use to protect my PIC chips and other sensitive circuitry when using them with transistors to control relays, solenoids, steppers and other inductive loads. I want to get some that are as broadly applicable as possible, and I know this is a very general term, but I want them to be well suited for hobby sizes of motors. I'm looking at this one from mouser datasheet pdf. Is there any thing wrong with it, and if so, what would be a good pick for a beginner wanting to stock up their parts box?
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