1N4001 and 1N5400 series diodes
The 1N4001 series (or 1N4000 series[1]) is a family of popular 1.0 A general purpose silicon rectifier diodes commonly used in AC adapters for common household appliances. Blocking voltage varies from 50 to 1000 volts. This diode is made in an axial-lead DO-41 plastic package.[2]
The 1N5400 series is a similarly popular series for higher current applications, up to 3 A. These diodes come in the larger DO-201 axial package.[3]
These are fairly low-speed rectifier diodes, being inefficient for square waves of more than 15 kHz.[4] The series was second sourced by many manufacturers. The 1N4000 series were in the Motorola Silicon Rectifier Handbook in 1966, as replacements for 1N2609 through 1N2617.[5] The 1N5400 series were announced in Electrical Design News in 1968, along with the now lesser known 1.5 A 1N5391 series.[6]
These devices are widely used and recommended.[7][8][9]
The table below shows the maximum repetitive reverse blocking voltages of each of the members of the 1N4000 and 1N5400 series.
| Voltage | 1 A part | 3 A part |
|---|---|---|
| 50 V | 1N4001 | 1N5400 |
| 100 V | 1N4002 | 1N5401 |
| 200 V | 1N4003 | 1N5402 |
| 300 V | — | 1N5403 |
| 400 V | 1N4004 | 1N5404 |
| 500 V | — | 1N5405 |
| 600 V | 1N4005 | 1N5406 |
| 800 V | 1N4006 | 1N5407 |
| 1000 V | 1N4007 | 1N5408 |
In the version of these components manufactured for Fairchild Semiconductor by Suzhou, the silicon chip that rectifies the current weighs just 93 micrograms.[13][14][15][16]
Nonstandard uses
Many of the diodes in this family exhibit a change in capacitance with reverse bias and can thus be used by experimenters as makeshift varicap diodes.
References
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<references />, or <references group="..." />- ↑ Though some writers and datasheets refer to "1N4000 series", a 1N4000 is a 10-watt Zener diode unrelated to the 1N4001 series of 1 amp rectifiers.
- ↑ Diodes: 1N4001 - 1N4007 datasheet
- ↑ "Axial Discretes" (PDF). Diotec Semiconductor AG.
- ↑ Wireless World, 88: 75, 1982 Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Motorola Silicon Rectifier Handbook 1966.
- ↑ Electrical Design News, Volume 13, 1968
- ↑
Gordon McComb (2001). The robot builder's bonanza (2nd ed.). McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-07-136296-2.
Common diodes are the 1N914, for light-duty signal-switching applications, and the 1N4000 series (1N4001, 1N4002, 1N4003, and 1N4004).
- ↑
Home power, Issues 21-32. Electron Connection, Ltd. 1991. p. 173.
A good generic diode for 1 Amp or less is the 1N4000 series devices.
- ↑
Timothy J. Maloney (1992). Electricity: fundamental concepts and applications. Delmar Publishers. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-8273-4675-8.
A Type No. 1N4004 diode, a popular diode for rectifying ac to dc.
- ↑ 1N4001–1N4007 Datasheet
- ↑ 1N5400–1N5408 Datasheet
- ↑ Robert Diffenderfer (2005). Electronic devices: systems and applications. Thomson Delmar Learning. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-4018-3514-9.
- ↑ 1N5401 Certificate of Compliance (PDF), 8 Apr 2011
- ↑ 1N5408 Certificate of Compliance (PDF), 8 Apr 2011
- ↑ 1N4001 Certificate of Compliance (PDF), 8 Apr 2011
- ↑ 1N4007 Certificate of Compliance (PDF), 8 Apr 2011
