[RFEngineer]

If you have a few in your parts box, then build it, run it and see if it blows up. It probably wont, but hey, this is the excitement of tinkering of electronics.

[Paul R.]

Well, yeah, but I’m really curious how diode “overhead” is generally “figured” / estimated. The empirical data should go back to the origins of the p/n junction, I’m sure!

[al baby]

When i found out you could pop capacitors plugged into a switched outlet boy we had fun

[Paul R.]

I suppose I could start with 2 diodes in parallel, if it runs cool, take one out for the next project. :-)

[sasquatch]

I’d like to see a smith chart...