Using Diodes as Clippers or Clampers | Intermediate Electronics

Diodes are very versatile and can be used for many things and this time, we're going to talk about using diodes as clippers and clampers. Diode clippers are used to "clip" the voltage while clampers "clamp" the voltage to the a desired DC voltage. Clamping is a weird word to use in this case, so perhaps easier to say that a clamper shifts AC waveforms to the desired DC offset. Check out Herald's written tutorial on the CircuitBread website to get more in-depth math and a few more examples.
Also, you don't get as many verbal mix-ups as you get with Josh attempting to talk, so it's always good to review the written tutorial. And, if you want more videos on basic and intermediate electronics, subscribe to the CircuitBread channel!

Table of Contents:
0:53 Negative Series Clipper
2:02 Positive Series Clipper
2:50 Biased Series Clipper
4:50 Parallel Clippers
7:17 Clamper Example

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The value of the first resistor at the beginning of video is ?? Thanks Mike

[waterfuel]

How do I set my multi meter voltage to measure output voltage from 120v AC inverter transformer secondary, hooked to two "inverse" parallel 600v standard diodes through one load resistor? One diode on each line reversed. Is this final called DC half wave rectification or AC back and forth from 60 cycles Inverter output, still near 100volts? Or is this still AC output through both diodes.? Circuit was published about 2006 to operate inductor and resistance for 6 amps output. (Not dual clipper circuit- to be used as power source only) I need to know also why they did it this way, maybe as some type of protection from back voltage applied which is also there, higher than 120 volts.

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Hi. This is a fantastic video in understanding diodes with an AC voltage input. Thank you very much as i never understood this topic. I will build the circuit. It would be nice if you had the component values in the drawing. The resistor value is important not to draw to much power from signal generator. What range of resistors is acceptable ??

[ahmadshamim]

Hey thanks for these videos!

I am a hobbyist, and trying to replicate the diodes clipper experiments with one of those cheap XR2206 based function generators. My oscope shows a full sin wave output across the load, despite a diode in place (like you have), which should be half rectifying the input sin wave. No rectification occurs regardless of which way the diode is oriented. I am assuming my cheap function generator is not delivering true bipolar AC voltages, that are flipping positive and negative, that allow both forward and reverse biasing of the diode?

I guess my question is do "real" function generators output a sin wave (or sawtooth, etc.) that has true bipolar, positive and negative voltages? If so, any recommendations? Thanks!

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