Re: need some basic help with DIODES

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From: Brad Kepley
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 00:09

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>Which way does the band on a diode go (+/-)?

It depends on what it's used for.  If it helps any, the band is the
cathode end and to forward bias the diode you would apply a negative
(in respect to the other end) voltage to the band end.

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