[AndrewC]

This is a fundamental fact of circuit theory, taught to freshmen EE's the world over. That's exactly what you get when you "solder" two diodes together on the backplane of a piece of flat silicon.

That is B.S. and you know it. It is taught as a concept, as I pointed out, and exactly the reason you put "solder" in quotes.

[donh]

That is B.S. and you know it. It is taught as a concept, as I pointed out, and exactly the reason you put "solder" in quotes.

I put "solder" in quotes, because all you can do with a solder gun is destroy both diodes, as you no doubt know. It is taught as a concept, because it is a concept, as are all other things taught to beginning EE's in circuit theory classes.

This is an absurd argument, based on you being as willfully ignorant, and/or pointlessly didactic as you can manage. Find a beginning college level EE theory book and look for yourself. This is a piece of commonplace knowledge to EE's.