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Default Diode colour code ?

On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 09:10:43 -0000, N_Cook wrote:
Did any company have a convention of putting different colour sleeving on
axial diodes instead of coloured bands ?
All over black enamelled or black glass with no markings and blue sleeve on
anode lead and red on cathode lead, so not going with red to positive for
forward current transfer.


??? If I understand you: The cathode end is marked with red?
Seems normal to me -- as the cathode end yields positive voltage when
used as a rectifier. And being a rectifier is what a diode is...

Jonesy
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