From: pallison49@gmail.com   
      
   jurb = jerkoff fool @gmail.com wrote:   
      
      
   > >> With a bridge, only 2 diodes on 4 work   
   > >   
   > > ** No, they all work.   
   >   
   > You got him on semantics, he probably meant "conduct". Sure they are working   
   when they are conducting, but they are also working when not conducting. They   
   are blocking. When they no longer block they are considered not working.   
   >   
      
      
   ** All four diodes conduct - half of them during each half cycle.   
      
    With two diode, full wave rectifiers its one diode per half cycle.   
      
    The claim about extending diode life was bullshit   
      
    Just like every single claim YOU post.   
      
      
      
   .....   Phil   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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