You might see if the specs on the diodes would let them be used for an
AC to DC arc welding converter.

Paul

A welder needs 4 diodes in a bridge with BIG heatsinks rated something
like 200 PIV and a bit more than half the short circuit (stuck rod)
amperage. You can run smaller ones in parallel if you add a small
resistance in series with each one for load balancing. In this case that
might mean a short piece of 12 ga wire if you were running at 200 maps.

Ignoramus18142 wrote:
On 4 Feb 2005 09:33:58 -0800, wrote:

You might see if the specs on the diodes would let them be used for an
AC to DC arc welding converter.


What would such specs be? I can look them up.

i