hyedenny said:One more question: Isnt the RMS current through the diode more significant in this case? It would seem that using the average vs RMS isnt at all "near enough."
I think this is getting VERY confusing?, and certainly I'm getting confused :?
Giving it some serious thought (after having had a kebab for tea!), I don't see the relevance of RMS in this case?.
The diode isn't specified for RMS maximum current, so as I see it there's no reason to concern yourself with it?. 1A of current for 10% of the time works out as an average of 100mA, or for 50% of the time works out as 500mA and so on.