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Old 06-17-2016, 04:01 PM
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The banded end of the diode is the cathode, which corresponds to the line end of the symbol, and the "+" marking on the original selenium.

The unbanded end is the anode, which connects to the transformer red lead. This is the arrowhead end of the schematic symbol.
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