Nov 2, 2012 #1 tahir4awan Full Member level 4 Joined Nov 29, 2010 Messages 213 Helped 16 Reputation 32 Reaction score 17 Trophy points 1,308 Location Germany Activity points 3,116 The attached files are the pictures of Zener, Switching and Signal Diode. Confusion is all are same. How can we differentiate them? Attachments Glass_passivated_silicon_rectifier_switch_diode_1N4150.jpg 28.6 KB · Views: 62 signal_diode 1n4148.jpg 61.1 KB · Views: 108 Zener diode.jpg 56.2 KB · Views: 89
The attached files are the pictures of Zener, Switching and Signal Diode. Confusion is all are same. How can we differentiate them?
Nov 2, 2012 #2 Tahmid Advanced Member level 6 Joined Jun 17, 2008 Messages 4,764 Helped 1,799 Reputation 3,590 Reaction score 1,662 Trophy points 1,413 Location Berkeley, California Activity points 30,714 You shouldn't differentiate them by how they look. Instead take a look at the part number marked on the component. Then, look up the datasheet for that part. The datasheet will tell you what component the device is. Hope this helps. Tahmid.
You shouldn't differentiate them by how they look. Instead take a look at the part number marked on the component. Then, look up the datasheet for that part. The datasheet will tell you what component the device is. Hope this helps. Tahmid.