Hello fellow sparkies. I have a diode question. Im looking at an old electical drawing and on the material list, it calls for EGC 1N4001 diodes. I searched the Internet and could not find a manufacturer EGC nor could I cross reference. I did have multiple hits with the 1N4001. Is the number more of a specific type of diode then a manufactors part number? In other words, a brand A's 1N4001 diode is in principle the same as brand B and brand C's 1N4001 diode?
