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DIY Stompboxes => Building your own stompbox => Topic started by: blanik on May 11, 2007, 09:23:22 PM

Title: zenner diodes question!!
Post by: blanik on May 11, 2007, 09:23:22 PM
if i need a 8.5V zenner diode and only have a 6V and a 2.5V can i put them in parallel or series to get 8.5V???

R.
Title: Re: zenner diodes question!!
Post by: Iojan on May 11, 2007, 10:21:03 PM
---->Z----->Z-----
      6V  +  2.5V   = 8.5V

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Title: Re: zenner diodes question!!
Post by: George Giblet on May 11, 2007, 10:29:24 PM
> series

The regulation isn't as good putting low voltage zeners in series.