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Diode 1N4001

The Diode 1N4001 is a general purpose silicon diode. You find them in many small signal circuits and rectifier.

A 1N4001 diode. (Enlarge)

Circuit symbol diode.

Symbol	Description	Value
	Type	Silicon diode
V_F	Forward Voltage	0.7 V
I_F	Max. Forward Current	1 A
V_R	Max. Reverse Voltage	50 V
I_R	Reverse Current	5 μA
	Casing	DO-41

Technical Specifications 1N4001

Applications...

Rectifier
Steering of currents
Flyback diodes

Datenblatt

Datasheet - 1N4001 PDF-Download
Example Datasheet (PDF)

Notes...

The diodes 1N4001 - 1N4007 differ only by the maximum reverse voltage. In the experiments described here, you can use any of these diodes.

You find a detailed description of how to connect the component in the topic "Diode".

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Topics with 1N4001

Darlington Pair

Experiments with 1N4001

Experiment 13 - Reverse Current Diode

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