Quiz: name this part in 3 seconds
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Name this part in 3 seconds! Resistor, diode, capacitor or fuse?
// LESSON NOTES
✅ It's B — a DIODE (this one is a 1N4007: 1000 V, 1 A).
1️⃣ A ONE-WAY VALVE: current flows from the anode to the cathode, and the other way it's blocked. That's how every charger turns AC into DC.
2️⃣ READ THE STRIPE: the silver stripe marks the cathode (−). It matches the bar in the diode symbol, and the triangle points the way current flows.
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- Name this part in three seconds!
- Resistor, diode, capacitor, or fuse? Comment your answer!
- It's B, a diode! Current flows one way, and the other way it's blocked.
- The silver stripe marks the cathode. It matches the bar in the symbol!
- A diode: a one-way valve!
- Next quiz: read this resistor! Follow for more!
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