On 04/24/2013 11:34 PM, gregz wrote:

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Going into reverse could be fatal IF current was not limited. There is
usually a current limiting resistor in series.

Greg


Of course thats just as true for forward. A diode is like a resistor
that's infinite at voltages below the threshold, and 0 at the threshold
(there's no above, since the diode is a voltage regulator).

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