Jul 25, 2019 #1 T tiwari.sachin Full Member level 6 Joined Aug 1, 2009 Messages 341 Helped 3 Reputation 6 Reaction score 3 Trophy points 1,298 Location India Activity points 4,449 why am I getting 0.735 at the output in the following sch? shouldn't that be close to 0V
Jul 25, 2019 #2 KlausST Advanced Member level 7 Joined Apr 17, 2014 Messages 25,173 Helped 4,868 Reputation 9,757 Reaction score 5,541 Trophy points 1,393 Activity points 168,428 Hi, Read the datasheet. The SS34 has a lot of reverse current. This means if reverse biased, there still will be current. For 0.739V @36kOhms it's just 20uA. Components are not ideal ... if they were .. one does not need datasheets. Klaus
Hi, Read the datasheet. The SS34 has a lot of reverse current. This means if reverse biased, there still will be current. For 0.739V @36kOhms it's just 20uA. Components are not ideal ... if they were .. one does not need datasheets. Klaus
Jul 25, 2019 #3 Audioguru Advanced Member level 7 Joined Jan 19, 2008 Messages 9,457 Helped 2,151 Reputation 4,302 Reaction score 2,008 Trophy points 1,393 Location Toronto area of Canada Activity points 59,720 If the Schottky diode gets hot or even just a little warm then its reverse current is much higher. Keep it in the freezer if you want a low leakage current.
If the Schottky diode gets hot or even just a little warm then its reverse current is much higher. Keep it in the freezer if you want a low leakage current.