Diodes and SMD Diode Codes Explained with Examples

Опубликовано: 20 Февраль 2026
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1N400 series; M-series, and S-series SMD diodes;
1N58-series, SS-series, and SR series Schottky diodes,
FR, UF, SF, MUR, and HER series Fast recovery diodes;
EIA/JEDEC standard, JIS standard, and Pro-Electron numbering system;
DF-series, KBL-series, GBU-series, GBPC-series, VS-series Bridge rectifier IC's
Through-hole axial package diodes, MELF package diodes, and SMD diodes,
1N539x,1N540x, 6A and 10A-series, GPA8x and GPA16x-series diodes,
1N4148 High-speed switching diode, Explained with Examples

Timestamps for various topics covered in this video are as follows:

0:21 General purpose Diodes (1N-series),
2:16 SMD Diodes (M-series and S-series),
3:46 Schottky Diodes (SS-series and SR-series),
6:26 Fast Recovery Diodes,
11:10 EIA/JEDC, JIS, and Pro-Electron Diode Coding Schemes,
11:51 Bridge Rectifier IC (DF,KBL,GBU,GBPC, and VS-series).

Datasheets of various Diodes links,

1N400x-series diodes
https://www.vishay.com/docs/88503/1n4...

M1 to M7 SMD Diodes
https://datasheet.lcsc.com/lcsc/19121...

S1-series to S5-series SMD diodes
https://www.vishay.com/docs/88711/s1.pdf

SS-series Schottky diodes
https://pdf1.alldatasheet.com/datashe...

SR-series Schottky diodes
https://pdf1.alldatasheet.com/datashe...

Fast Recovery Diodes,
FR diodes
https://pdf1.alldatasheet.com/datashe...

UF diodes
https://www.vishay.com/docs/88756/uf5...

SF diodes
https://www.digchip.com/datasheets/pa...

MUR diodes
https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data%20...

HER diodes
https://micindia.com/wcm/pdfs/HER201%...

Bridge Rectifier IC's

DF-series
https://www.vishay.com/docs/88573/dfs...

KBL-series
https://www.vishay.com/docs/88655/kbl...

GBU-series
https://www.vishay.com/docs/88616/gbu...

GBPC-series
https://docs.rs-online.com/7aa4/09007...

VS-series
(VS26MT and VS36MT)
https://www.vishay.com/docs/93565/vs-...
(VS130MT and VS160MT)
https://www.vishay.com/docs/94354/vs-...
https://www.vishay.com/docs/88573/dfs...

This video will be helpful to all students and working professionals in understanding Diode Codes.

#Diode coding schemes
#Doide numbering
#How to find Diode ratings
#What is diode code
#How are diodes named,
#1N4001 diode
#Genral purpose diodes
#SMD diodes
#Schottky diodes
#Fast recovery diodes
#Bridge rectifier IC
#How diodes are numbered
#EIA/JEDC standard
#JIS standard
#Pro-electron standard

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