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Old 29th Oct 2020, 7:00 pm   #66
barrymagrec
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Default Re: Vortexion reel to reel tape recorder WVA series 5

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Originally Posted by cdm1christopher View Post
Anyone know the exact spec of this diode like I say I've never seen one before its obviously a bridge vf rectifier so low voltage but as usual not having the correct schematic or parts list don't help.
Cheers Chris
It`s a Westinghouse copper oxide rectifier bridge designed specifically as a meter rectifier. They were common in the fifties and sixties, probably before that - I`m fairly sure they are used in some AVOs

If you need to replace it in this application probably a bridge made from any small signal diode would do, germanium or schottky types would be best.
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