Timeline for Will a diode conduct if one side is floating and one side has voltage applied to it?
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| May 20, 2015 at 8:16 | comment | added | pjc50 | The other side is not "floating", it's connected to the rest of the circuit. | |
| May 20, 2015 at 8:03 | history | edited | ryeager | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Corrected term from V_cutoff to turn on voltage
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| May 20, 2015 at 7:53 | vote | accept | ryeager | ||
| May 20, 2015 at 7:23 | answer | added | Andy aka | timeline score: 3 | |
| May 20, 2015 at 7:21 | comment | added | Chu | If there is any load between cathode and ground then, providing the anode voltage is sufficient to overcome the 0.7V barrier, a current will be drawn and the only place it can come from is through the diode. | |
| May 20, 2015 at 7:13 | comment | added | CL. | Do you care about the voltage, or the current? "Conduct" implies the latter. | |
| May 20, 2015 at 7:07 | history | asked | ryeager | CC BY-SA 3.0 |