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MEXICOWANDERER
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Mar 08, 2016

This Is What A 500-Amp Voltage Drop Rectifier Looks Like

This is a Schottky rectifier rated 500-amperes. 250 amperes per rectifier (The pyramid shaped things atop the bar) At 100 amperes current (50 per pyramid) the voltage drop is .251. Example 15 volts...
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MEXICOWANDERER
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Mar 10, 2016
.275 but like any rectifier the higher its loaded the greater the Vf

Thats why I chose a 500 amp Schottky. It'll never go above .3

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