On 06-11-97 DAVID WEI wrote to EARL MCLAWS... 
 
 DW> Well... diodes don't have much to do other than making sure 
 DW> the polarity isn't the wrong way... and most of the 
 DW> semi-conductor voltage regulators are pretty darn robust and 
 DW> have a large tolerance for voltage difference. 
 
Diodes do have switching speeds.  That is one thing that _is_ 
important in small signal diodes and in switching diodes.  A slow 
diode can really honk up a circuit real quick... 
 
Ed 
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