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To parallel diodes you need to put a resistor in series with each diode to balance the current between them. The problem with paralleling diodes is that if one draws more current than the other it gets hotter. The hotter the diode gets, the lower it's forward voltage gets, which causes it to pass more current, which makes it hotter. See the problem? Resistors help minimize this issue, but it is better just to use the proper sized diode.can someone tell me how to parallel diodes
You could use just one diode in the bridge package. ie: connect the ~ terminals together and also to one lead of the transformer and use the + terminal as the output. You would leave the other terminal (-) on the bridge disconnected. Instead of wasting the other diodes in the bridge, either use it as a bridge or use a single discrete diode for your halfwave rectifier.and also can a full wave bridge rectifier be used as a half wave bridge rectifier and if so how to wire it