Muhammad Hassan Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 1-What is the difference between Diode Limiters and Rectifiers?2-What is the difference between Diode Limiters and Diode Clippers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguru Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Hi Muhammad,Welcome to our forum. ;D1-What is the difference between Diode Limiters and Rectifiers?A diode limiter is usually two small diodes back-to-back to limit both the positive-going and the negative-going part of the waveform.A rectifier is usually larger than a small signal diode to handle high current and is connected to pass DC in a single direction as a rectifier. A rectifier is too slow to perform well as an audio diode limiter.2-What is the difference between Diode Limiters and Diode Clippers?A diode limiter usually has two back-to-back diodes in the negative feedback loop of an opamp to perform "soft limiting".A diode clipper usually is two back-to-back diodes to ground being fed audio through a resistor, for "hard clipping". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhammad Hassan Posted March 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Can anybody explain my quistions more and with diagrams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ante Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Homework? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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