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- From: massoud@chemteca.sdsu.edu (Massoud Ajami)
- Subject: Re: Positive and negative side of diode
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- Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 15:23:31 GMT
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- In article <1b2pfuINN2rn@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> ah335@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Richard Banks) writes:
- >From: ah335@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Richard Banks)
- >Subject: Positive and negative side of diode
- >Date: 9 Oct 1992 02:06:54 GMT
- >
- >Please excuse my ignorance but I'm new at this.
- >I'm putting together an electronic circuit and would like to know
- >which side is positive and which is negative. I guessed that the side
- >which the ring on it is negative. Is that right? Please respond as
- >quickly as possible and when I get a reply I'll cancel this article
- >thanks.
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- Yes you are right. The "positive" side is anode, and the other cathode (the
- band side).
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- Peace and Prosperity!
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