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Re: Why not integrate Jaguars with Diodes?

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Originally Posted by techhelpbb View Post
The bridge itself could be rigged to survive inverting the positive and negative being reversed. Hence you wouldn't need a 100A or more diode (you best not use a 60A diode on a load that reaches 60A unless you like bad things happening).
This does not match my experience. Could you further explain how to construct the bridge so that it can survive these conditions? When voltage is applied with the wrong polarity, the body diodes will conduct and soon destroy themselves.