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For my education - Diodes as switches/check valves

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I understand the purpose of the 4 diodes in the rectifying bridge of the power supply where they convert AC to DC, but the Flying Mole also has 4 diodes (D1-D4) in a row near the output curcuitry, with 4 small inductors lined up next to them. Are these diodes also performing a switching function, or are they simply to prevent the reverse flow of current in the circuit, much as a check valve performs the same function in a flowing liquid stream? Please bear with me, I'm a chemist, not an EE.

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Topic - For my education - Diodes as switches/check valves - Audiophile-in-Training 09:06:33 11/15/05 (5)

Re: For my education - Diodes as switches/check valves - Tweekeng 09:39:49 11/15/05 (4)

Re: For my education - Diodes as switches/check valves - Audiophile-in-Training 09:54:12 11/15/05 (3)

Re: For my education - Diodes as switches/check valves - Tweekeng 10:08:47 11/15/05 (2)

I mean NOT relay coils - Tweekeng 10:13:03 11/15/05 (1)

Re: I mean NOT relay coils - Audiophile-in-Training 10:24:40 11/15/05 (0)

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