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Default Diode symbol confusion



"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message
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What does the symbol mean with 2 barbs to the bar...?


It's supposed to look something like the letter Z -- hence, a Zener diode.



I have seen the two barbs being each at an angle to the horizontal bar,
representing a zener, and the two barbs perpendicular to the bar,
representing a Schottky diode. Schottky diodes also seen as the more
elaborate curl at each end of the bar, as shown in the Wiki reference.

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