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242:= 200 mA (average rectified forward current)
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27:axial package. The black band on the right is the
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289:= 4 ns (maximum reverse-recovery time)
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296:= 500 mW (maximum power dissipation)
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249:= 300 mA (DC forward current)
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728:"1N4148W Datasheet; SOD-123 Package"
700:"1N4148W Datasheet; SOD-123 Package"
612:"LL4148 Datasheet; MiniMELF Package"
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16:Standard silicon switching diode
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410:. September 2004. p. 14.
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90:The 1N4148 was registered at
23:Three 1N4148 diodes in glass
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857:. March 2018. Archived from
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323:References
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301:See also
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105:Overview
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205:SOD-523
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191:SOD-123
156:package
120:leakage
71:History
53:silicon
29:cathode
987:Diodes
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