Hi,
I have a diode in place on my project and as the project has grown the current has increased so I was checking things and wondered if I need to replace this for a larger diode?
In my project the current can reach 1A when LEDS flash (20 of them) but these only flash for 500ms and then are off for 10 seconds, I do however sometimes flash them 3 times with a 500ms delay between them.
The diode that the main supply passes through is this one
https://www.electro-tech-online.com/custompdfs/2008/03/MBR0520L.pdf
if has a IFsm of 5.5A "Non repetitive peak forward current", I am unsure what this means so cannot determine if this diode will be OK?
Anyone help?
Thx
Steve
I have a diode in place on my project and as the project has grown the current has increased so I was checking things and wondered if I need to replace this for a larger diode?
In my project the current can reach 1A when LEDS flash (20 of them) but these only flash for 500ms and then are off for 10 seconds, I do however sometimes flash them 3 times with a 500ms delay between them.
The diode that the main supply passes through is this one
https://www.electro-tech-online.com/custompdfs/2008/03/MBR0520L.pdf
if has a IFsm of 5.5A "Non repetitive peak forward current", I am unsure what this means so cannot determine if this diode will be OK?
Anyone help?
Thx
Steve