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Diode Tutorial & How to build an AC to DC power supply

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Covers diode basics and builds a transformer, rectifier and capacitor power supply; recommended within a beginner series, including on why parallel diodes do not share current.

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An good explanation of what happens when you connect diodes in parallel can be found here

AK_ on electronics.stackexchange.com, Aug 2014. CC BY-SA.

Here's a tutorial on diodes and rectifiers.

AndrejaKo on electronics.stackexchange.com, Oct 2011. CC BY-SA.

This next video is on diodes and rectification but you you should definitely check how his whole electronics series.

sptrks on electronics.stackexchange.com, Feb 2012. CC BY-SA.

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