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If a diode is connected to a battery and a lamp what happens when the diode direction is reversed?
I diode allows current to flow in only one direction. Therefore, if a lamp is "on" in a DC circuit, and the diode in series with the lamp is reversed, the light will be turnned off due to the diode blocking current flow (unless the voltage is above the breakdown voltage of the diode - if this is the case, the diode will fail). If this is an AC circuit, every half cycle the diode will turn on, then the next half cycle it will turn off. To your eye, the bulb will most likely appear slightly dim due to this on then off cycling. If the diode is reversed, there will be no apparent change. The difference is the half cycle the diode would have been off before reversing, it will now be on, etc.
Where is the turn signal relay on a 2000 montero sport?
There is no relay, but there is a turn signal flasher on left side of dash by junction block. Junction block is behind left side of dash.
Can you use a capacitor instead of zener diode in biased clipping circuit?
No. The purpose of the zener diode is to clip (turn on) at a certain voltage. A capacitor will not exhibit this behavior.
What is photo sensitive diode and how it works?
A diode that is sensitive to light. As light increases, the diode resistance drops. This can be used as a sensor in control circuitry that directs solar panels so they are always facing the sun. They also can be used to automatically turn on street lights, garden lights, among many other applications.
Where would you find minerals that are stable under low temperature and pressure?
At the earth's surface. The deeper you go in the earth, the higher the pressure and temperature, and the minerals that are stable under low temperature and pressure become unstable, and turn into other minerals that are stable under those conditions.
Why can't a conventional pn junction be used for high frequency switching applications?
If the reverse recovery time of the diode is too long for the operating frequency, the diode will never turn off.
What is breakdown voltage of diode?
The critical value of the voltage, at which the breakdown of a P-N junction diode occurs is called the breakdown voltage.The breakdown voltage depends on the width of the depletion region, which, in turn, depends on the doping level. The junction offers almost zero resistance at the breakdown point.
List the two conditions under which a diode is operated?
A diode is a semiconductor material which has p region and n region. In order to "turn on" and conduct current in the forward direction, a diode requires a certain amount of positive voltage to be applied across it. An ideal diode conducts only when the diode is forward biased, and then the voltage drop across the diode (Vd) is zero. When the ideal diode is reverse biased, no current flows. The two conditions to operate a diode are: (a) Current flow is permitted; the diode is forward biased. (b) Current flow is prohibited; the diode is reversed biased. When the polarity of the battery is such that current is allowed to flow through the diode, the diode is said to be forward-biased.
What do you mean by Dynamic and transient behavior of diode?
A diode is characterised by its static transfer function, i.e. the I/V curve for forward and backward volts, how the junction capacitance varies with reverse voltage.How the temeprature varies with power. But the dynamic behavior of diodes is expressed by the response to steep edges at turn on (i.e the length of delay in current turning on in response to forward volts) and turn off (how long before the charge carriers are all swept out of the diode junction and it is turned off.)
What is contact potential in junction diodes?
The contact potential of a pn-junction diode is signified by the turn-on or barrier voltage, which is the voltage beyond which non-negligible current con be measured flowing in the forward-bias direction. To put it simply, one can run a variable potential difference across a diode in it forward-bias direction until one measures a current. That is the contact potential of the diode. Theoretically, the contact potential is a function of the temperature and doping concentration, and intrinsic hole-electron pair concentrations. However, in the real world, there maybe other factors that will affect the contact potential of a diode.
The transistor acts like a diode and?
Yes, the transistor acts like a diode. That is, essentially, what it does. What it also does, and what give it its added value and ability to amplify, is that the base current causes the collector-emitter "diode" junction to vary in its turn-on characteristic. With this ability, you can control a large current with a small current, and a small delta-current in the base causes a larger delta-current in the collector, the ratio being hFe, hence the term "gain".
Use junction in a sentence?
Go to the junction of route 25 and route 404 and turn right.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of pn junction diode?
A junction diode is very useful serving as a rectifier, a switch, or a voltage reference, in an electronic circuit. Switch/rfectifier: the diode acts like a wire when the applied forward bias is above 0.6 V and like an insulator when the bias is reverse but less than the breakdown voltage. The diodes are ubiquitous in the ESD-protect circuit of an input of an electronic circuit. When the reverse bias is high enough, the diode starts to conduct again. However, the action is rather abrupt, meaning a change in 0.1 V increases the reverse current by orders of magnitude. The diode (reverse) voltage seems to have been pinned, regardless of the current henceforth, hence a voltage reference. Also, the pn junction acts like a poorly-insulated capacitor, normally in the reverse-bias region, but acts a capacitor nonetheless, so the designer has one more option to use. The junction diode can serve as an on-chip thermometer after calibration. The junction reverse current is very sensitive to the junction temperature. One unintentional usage is as an impurity sensor. The ideality factor in the forward-bias region is very sensitive to impurity during the fabrication and after passivation. The fact that the pn junction needs to be charged and discharged to realize the switching function, causes a delay in action. This delay can be undesirable to high-speed operations. In voltage referencing, the diode can be over-stressed during breakdown. The pn junction can be thermally destroyed in an avalanche action. The result is a an unintentional permanent short circuit. Since the diode requires a finite voltage level to turn on, this overhead of 0.5V is a headache to a designer who may be using a power supply of 1.8V or lower. Schottky-barrier diodes are not always available to reduce this overhead.
What do you have to do to turn chlorine into a gas?
Chlorine is already a gas under standard conditions.
Can blood cells turn in to skin cells?
no at least not under normal conditions.
Can your tonsils turn black?
Your tonsils can indeed turn black under the right conditions. This is not healthy and should be checked by a professional.
What does granite turn into?
It turns into Gneiss if it is compressed in the right conditions and under the right temperatures.
