#1723

Episode 1723
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[@RK-kn1ud]

I've watched a bunch of content on Zener Diodes, but I have to say that a curve tracer is definitely the best way to explain it.

[@danielmorgan7702]

Another ham sent me a link to your 5 part series of videos about the zender diode. I am glad he did! Thank you for these great videos! It is one thing to read about zener diodes in a book, and it is another to see someone experiment and show the results visually.

[@t1d100]

There's Chip of the Day... And, now, Chip Deep Dive! Thank you so much!!!

[@Edisson.]

Hi Imsai Guy, nice explanation with a sample of the VA characteristic (the tracker is really luxurious - I'm jealous 😁) The Zener diode is a very useful invention not only for voltage stabilization, but also as a fuse against sudden overvoltage in the circuit. Thank you for your videos, I learned a lot (I don't do high-frequency stuff at all, so I only knew the basics) and you brought a lot of information to life for me. I wish you a pleasant rest of the Christmas days and I wish you all the best in the New Year. Nice day 🙂 Tom

[@shibendumahata]

Ah! Wish I had a curve tracer in my lab to demonstrate to the students these kinda experiments. Makes learning fun

[@pyrokinetikrlz]

could it be done with an oscilloscope "ch1 vs ch2" option? One channel measures voltage across the diode and the other its current (voltage across a small resistor)

[@IMSAIGuy]

yes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fajSZKN7fZybi6csi=grbzHhbgvfJF6Z8X

[@shibendumahata]

@@IMSAIGuy Thank you so much 🤎

[@dimBulb5]

Great explanation and demo. Thanks!

[@TheEmbeddedHobbyist]

Shows the importance of making sure that you avoid the knee if you don't want your reference voltage to change with current.

[@nickcaruso]

chip of the days!

[@alirezamonsefizade7689]

You are good teacher , thank you

[@klumpy103]

mmmmmmmm curve tracer...

[@fmashockie]

Always been fascinated with the curve tracer. And I recently got my hands on one and restored it. I document it on my own channel. But you can use the display offset and magnifier switches to get a more accurate reading of that zener breakdown voltage. Yours looks in excellent shape!

[@IMSAIGuy]

I also have videos on restoring mine. It was in pretty rough shape.

[@rahulkushwaha9500]

can you make similar series on TVS diode? please.

[@frankowalker4662]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

[@GeorgeGraves]

That curve tracer is such a great learning/teaching tool. Do those external ones that plug into a scope (that I see on ebay) work worth a darn?

[@IMSAIGuy]

they are pretty basic. low voltage.

[@CoolStuff..]

cool

[@ronwade5646]

All diodes have zenering points.

[@IMSAIGuy]

they all breakdown but not in 'zener effect'

[@KiarvaYT]

There is a differce between Zener og Schottky Diodes - you are aware of that?

[@user-iq4et6zh1j]

Great presentation. Curve tracers are much better than static pictures in books. Just FYI, Dr. Clarence Zener earned a PhD. from Harvard U. in 1929.

[@IMSAIGuy]

OK, I won't hold that against him

[@gamerpaddy]

hitting a diode breakdown voltage doesnt immediately kill it. there are scr/transistor/diode testers that go up to 3kV with 1..5mA to check at what voltage it breaks down. without actually killing the DUT. just dont hook it up to a fet gate

[@jimomertz]

I wouldn’t have kept changing the scale. Just leave the origin in the center. You might have confused those new to this.

[@MsFireboy2]

I was taught it was called Peak Inverse Voltage.