Diode 1N4001 10 pack

While most Arduino boards already have protection diodes built-in, they are still necessary, especially if you're dealing with an unreliable power supply. Diodes are the only electronic component that provides reverse polarity protection (put it between your DC power jack and circuitry to prevent negative voltage from frying your chips), kickback protection (place across solenoids, relays & DC motors to safely discharge the spikes from the coils), and rectification (put before your DC circuit to convert bidirectional AC to single directional DC). Having a few of them in your workshop will do you no harm and may even solve a potential problem in your future projects

Specifications: 

• Case: Epoxy, Molded
• Weight: 0.4 gram (approximately)
• Finish: All External Surfaces Corrosion Resistant and Terminal
• Leads are Readily Solderable
• Lead and Mounting Surface Temperature for Soldering Purposes:
• 260°C Max. for 10 Seconds, 1/16 in. from case
• Polarity: Cathode Indicated by Polarity Band

Library: None

Inclusions: 10 x Diode 1N4001

Documents:

• 1N4001 datasheet