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What causes a bridge rectifier to fail?

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The common reasons for a diode failure are excessive forward current and a large reverse voltage. Usually, large reverse voltage leads to a shorted diode while overcurrent makes it fail open. Let's see how a shorted diode will affect a full-wave rectifier.Feb 1, 2019

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