Description : what should be the minimum wattage ratings of R 3 and R 5 ?
Last Answer : R3 = 2 watts; R5 = 6 watts.
Description : What are the three time delay ratings for circuit breakers?
Last Answer : Instantaneous, short time delay, and long time delay.
Description : What are the voltage and current ratings for a fuse designated
Last Answer : a. 125 volts or less, 1/16 ampere b. 250 volts or less, .15 ampere
Description : What are the voltage, current, and time delay ratings for a fuse with the designation
Last Answer : a. 125 volts or less, 1.5 amperes, delay b. 250 volts or less, 1/8 ampere standard
Description : What is the relative length of the time constant for the diode capacitor combination in a damper (long or short)?
Last Answer : Short time constant.
Description : What is the condition of the diode in a series limiter when an output is developed? In a parallel limiter?
Last Answer : Conducting, cutoff.
Description : In the tunnel diode, the tunneling current is at what level when the forbidden gap of the N-type material is at the same energy level as the empty states of the P-type material?
Last Answer : Minimum.
Description : Why is electron flow with the arrow in the symbol of a Zener diode instead of against the arrow as it is in a normal diode?
Last Answer : Because Zener diodes are operated in the reverse bias mode.
Description : During avalanche effect breakdown, what limits current flow through the diode?
Last Answer : an external current-limiting resistor
Description : What is the doping level of an avalanche effect diode when compared to the doping level of a Zener-effect diode?
Last Answer : The doping level of an avalanche effect diode is lower.
Description : What is the name of the simplest type of rectifier which uses one diode?
Last Answer : The half-wave rectifier.
Description : When checking a diode with an ohmmeter, what is indicated by two high resistance measurements?
Last Answer : The diode is open or has a high-forward resistance.
Description : What is the greatest threat to a diode?
Last Answer : Heat.
Description : What type of diode has orange, blue, and gray bands?
Last Answer : 1N368.
Description : What is used to show how diode parameters vary over a full operating range?
Last Answer : A characteristic curve.
Description : What type of bias makes a diode act as a closed switch?
Last Answer : Forward bias.
Description : What type of PN diode is formed by using a fine metal wire and a section of N-type semiconductor material?
Last Answer : Point-contact.
Description : In reference to the schematic symbol for a diode, do electrons flow toward or away from the arrow?
Last Answer : Toward the arrow.
Description : What is the purpose of a PN junction diode?
Last Answer : To convert alternating current into direct current
Description : For a diode to act as a rectifier, should it be connected in series or parallel with the load?
Last Answer : Series.
Description : What term is used to describe the period when the diode is not conducting?
Last Answer : Cutoff.
Description : Describe the output of a laser diode.
Last Answer : The LD's output has a narrow spectral width and small output beam angle.
Description : Why would a laser diode be used in a low-data-rate digital application?
Last Answer : When extremely high transmitter output powers are required.
Description : Is the drive circuitry generally more complex for an LED or a laser diode? Why?
Last Answer : For a laser diode. The laser diode transmitter generally contains output power control circuitry and may contain a TE cooler and some circuitry associated with the TE cooler.
Description : What is the typical back-to-forward resistance ratio of a good-quality diode?
Last Answer : 10-to-1 ratio.
Description : At frequencies above 100 megahertz, the intrinsic (i) region causes a pin diode to act as what?
Last Answer : Variable resistance.
Description : What are the most important advantages of the Schottky barrier diode?
Last Answer : Lower forward resistance and low noise.
Description : What is the capacitive reactance across a point-contact diode as compared to a normal junction diode?
Last Answer : Lower.
Description : During the manufacture of a point-contact diode, what is the purpose of passing a relatively large current from the catwhisker to the silicon crystal?
Last Answer : . To form a small region of p-type material
Description : What causes dc bias energy to be absorbed by avalanche electrons and given up to the microwave field applied to an avalanche transit-time diode?
Last Answer : The negative-resistance property.
Description : What is the junction arrangement of the original avalanche transit-time diode?
Last Answer : Pnin.
Description : What limits the usefulness of high-gain, tunnel-diode frequency converters?
Last Answer : Stability problems.
Description : What is the purpose of the circulator in a tunnel-diode amplifier?
Last Answer : Prevent feedback to the tuned input circuit.
Description : Why is the tunnel diode loosely coupled to the cavity in a tunnel-diode oscillator?
Last Answer : To increase the stability.
Description : The pin diode is primarily used for what purpose?
Last Answer : A switching device.
Description : What determines the frequency of a tunnel-diode oscillator?
Last Answer : The tuned circuit or cavity frequency.
Description : What is the primary difference between a diode and a triode?
Last Answer : The triode contains a third element called the control rid.
Description : A large negative voltage is applied to the plate of a diode, and a largewhat tube parameter has been exceeded?
Last Answer : Peak Inverse Voltage (PIV).
Description : An ac voltage is applied across a diode. The tube will conduct when
Last Answer : Positive.
Description : Before a diode will conduct, the cathode must be what polarity relative
Last Answer : Negative.
Description : Name the two series circuits that exist in a diode circuit.
Last Answer : Filament and plate.
Description : which components act as the filter network in the diode detector?
Last Answer : C1 and R1.
Description : How does the current-diode detector differ from the voltage-diode detector?
Last Answer : The current-diode detector is in parallel with the input and load.
Description : What is the function of the diode in a series-diode detector?
Last Answer : Rectifies the rf pulses in the received signal.
Description : What does the simplest diode detector use to reproduce the modulating frequency?
Last Answer : The modulation envelope.
Description : As a rule of thumb, what is an acceptable ratio of back-to forward resistance for a diode?
Last Answer : Greater than 10 to 1
Description : Prior to substituting a diode, what measurements should you take to determine its condition?
Last Answer : Voltages and resistances.
Description : What is meant by "exciting current" in a transformer?
Last Answer : Exciting current is the current that flows in the primary of a transformer with the secondary open (no load attached).
Description : What is meant is "transformer action"?
Last Answer : The transfer of energy from one circuit to another circuit by electromagnetic induction.
Description : What is meant by the term "multipath"?
Last Answer : A term used to describe the multiple patterns a radio wave may follow.