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How important is D1's model

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FintaruS

How important is D1's model
July 19, 2015 07:24AM

Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 7

Hello.
hope you can help me a little. I would like my Arduino to take power from the power supply instead of through USB, I use a RAMPS 1.4. I understand I need to put a diode D1, but only has a 1N4005, not a 1N4004 as it says on RAMPS_1.4.
can I still use the 4005 or should they be the same, and it's okay to use two different?

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enif

Re: How important is D1's model
July 19, 2015 08:53AM

Registered: 9 years ago
Posts: 590

1N4005 will work just fine, it's also for 1A avg forward current, like the 1N4004, but it allows even higher reverse voltages.

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FintaruS

Re: How important is D1's model
July 19, 2015 09:13AM

Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 7

okay, thx

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tadawson

Re: How important is D1's model
July 19, 2015 02:29PM

Registered: 9 years ago
Posts: 606

Any of the 1N400x series should work . . . the device is running at 12v, which is in the range for a 1N4001, and other than the voltage, and too much isn't a problem, if, as others have noted, the current rating is the same, as is the case with this series.

- Tim