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.
@danielmorgan77028 ай бұрын
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.
@t1d1008 ай бұрын
There's Chip of the Day... And, now, Chip Deep Dive! Thank you so much!!!
@Edisson.8 ай бұрын
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
@shibendumahata8 ай бұрын
Ah! Wish I had a curve tracer in my lab to demonstrate to the students these kinda experiments. Makes learning fun
@pyrokinetikrlz8 ай бұрын
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)
Shows the importance of making sure that you avoid the knee if you don't want your reference voltage to change with current.
@nickcaruso8 ай бұрын
chip of the days!
@fmashockie8 ай бұрын
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!
@IMSAIGuy8 ай бұрын
I also have videos on restoring mine. It was in pretty rough shape.
@rahulkushwaha95008 ай бұрын
can you make similar series on TVS diode? please.
@dimBulb58 ай бұрын
Great explanation and demo. Thanks!
@klumpy1038 ай бұрын
mmmmmmmm curve tracer...
@alirezamonsefizade76898 ай бұрын
You are good teacher , thank you
@GeorgeGraves8 ай бұрын
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?
@IMSAIGuy8 ай бұрын
they are pretty basic. low voltage.
@frankowalker46628 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
@ronwade56468 ай бұрын
All diodes have zenering points.
@IMSAIGuy8 ай бұрын
they all breakdown but not in 'zener effect'
@CoolStuff..8 ай бұрын
cool
@user-iq4et6zh1j8 ай бұрын
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.
@IMSAIGuy8 ай бұрын
OK, I won't hold that against him
@KiarvaYT8 ай бұрын
There is a differce between Zener og Schottky Diodes - you are aware of that?
@gamerpaddy8 ай бұрын
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
@MsFireboy28 ай бұрын
I was taught it was called Peak Inverse Voltage.
@jimomertz8 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t have kept changing the scale. Just leave the origin in the center. You might have confused those new to this.