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BrianG · 05:04 PM

Yeah, they basically shunt any voltage in excess to their rating to ground, thereby clamping the voltage to a more manageable level. Protects the FETs and caps from overvoltage, not to mention the batteries. That is IF they are that kind of diode. Like I said before, they could also be intended to function as the "body diode" found in FETs (but basically do the same kind of thing).

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	10.07.2009, 05:03 PM Yeah, they basically shunt any voltage in excess to their rating to ground, thereby clamping the voltage to a more manageable level. Protects the FETs and caps from overvoltage, not to mention the batteries. That is IF they are that kind of diode. Like I said before, they could also be intended to function as the "body diode" found in FETs (but basically do the same kind of thing). Last edited by BrianG; 10.07.2009 at 05:04 PM.