Electrical Help needed - Diodes+Voltage

[richzx]

I needed to buy some diodes 1N4001 50V 1 amp but these are not available from Jaycar. WIll 1N4001 1000V 1amp be the same or will this mess things up? I want to build a cheap voltage clamp to get rid of the boost cut on the JZX90. I found this method of the 8 diodes in line from an elctronics guru on Soarer central and he stated that the 8 diodes takes out the voltage variance of having a zener diode.

[xman]

They will be fine, but I would look making an adjustable one. Run a search for FCD, there is a good one here.

[richzx]

This clamps at 4.15V which is perfect. I just want to run 16 psi and for 60 cents and some soldering this will do the job. Thanks for your response.

[oldcorollas]

that voltage is the breakdown voltage yah?
should be ok.

[rondu]

The 1N4001 has a breakdown voltage of 50V, the 1N4007 has a breakdown voltage of 1000V. Other than that they are elecrically identical so a 1N4007 can (almost) always be substituted for 1N4001.