Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.
Trending News
How do diode clipper circuis work, why does voltage cut off?
2 Answers
- amania_rLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
Silicon diodes conduct electricity when the forward voltage is > 0.6 V. So the effect on say a sine wave that is > 0.6V is to clip it at 0.6V
- ?Lv 79 years ago
A diode clipper usually consists of a regular diode is series with a fixed voltage source (like a zener diode). When it is driven by a voltage source and series resistor the peak output of the clipper will be limited to the fixed voltage plus a diode drop (about .7 volts). The minimum output will be the minimum output of the voltage source.
