_________________________________________________________________ Semiconductor Diodes
27.
What is a load?
28.
What happens to the depletion region when reverse bias is applied to a diode?
29.
What type of rectifier is constructed by sandwiching a section of semiconductor material
between two metal plates?
30.
What type of bias makes a diode act as a closed switch?
31.
What is used to show how diode parameters vary over a full operating range?
32.
What is meant by diode ratings?
33.
What is the greatest danger to a diode?
34.
When would you use the substitution method for checking a diode?
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TC 9-62
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