please help zener d test

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Zener diode test. 

Zener diodes have been working fine for me since I started testing this software. Sometime last week they stopped working and it applies to all the schematics that I had done before, which were working fine.

In this example I expect the zener diode to allow current flow through it as the source voltage is much greater than the diode breakdown voltage, but that's not happening in my simulation.

Anyone can help me understand what might be going on here? Any help is greatly appreciated.

published 9 years ago

opereira

9 years ago

Zener diodes have been working fine for me since I started testing this software. Sometime last week they stopped working and it applies to all the schematics that I had done before, which were working fine. In this example I expect the zener diode to allow current flow through it as the source voltage is much greater than the diode breakdown voltage, but that's not happening in my simulation. Anyone can help me understand what might be going on here? Any help is greatly appreciated.

opereira

9 years ago

By the way this only happen in the Chrome version of the simulation. I use the iPhone and IPad applications and there everything works as expected. Any ideas?

Robert_Kidd

9 years ago

You are quite right that it doesn't 'zener' on the Chrome platform. Neither do the zeners in @luka98's recent 9V voltage regulator.

opereira

9 years ago

Thanks robert for your reply. Is there a mechanism to report this to the software developers?

Robert_Kidd

9 years ago

Yes, go to musemaze website at www.everycircuit.com, then click on support.

opereira

9 years ago

Thanks. I'll try that.

f0f0r3

9 years ago

add parallel resistor 500ohm to voltometer

f0f0r3

9 years ago

make load (resistor) parallel voltomater

Robert_Kidd

9 years ago

@ f0f0r3 - we are trying to understand why the zener isn't working in the Chrome version of EC. Putting a 500 Ohm resistor there simply gives us a potential divider reducing the voltage to 10V (even with the zener removed!) but there is no voltage stabilisation - try putting some sort of additional load across the output, for instance another 500 Ohm, and the output drops even further. No good!

opereira

9 years ago

I sent a request for support to muzemane as Robert indicated, but no reply. I cannot believe that others are not experiencing this same problem. It is quite confusing, specially those who are using this tool to learn, because the zener is not doing what it is supposed to do in the chrome platform.

hurz

9 years ago

http://everycircuit.com/circuit/6299961901973504

raffy611

9 years ago

Using Crome too and for me zeners dont work neither. :( Hopefully its getting Fixed Soon or does anyone konw a fix already ?

hurz

9 years ago

I haven't seen a fix. Im blind

opereira

9 years ago

Hi everyone, Today I got a reply from MuseMaze Inc. The zener diode glitch has been fixed in the Chrome platform. We can go back to design! Enjoy!

Robert_Kidd

9 years ago

Excellent news!

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