Serious issue with footprint for bridge rectifier, fire hazard

Semiconductor Discrete Semiconductor Products
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I used the DigiKey provided footprint and symbol for the Diotec GBU6A bridge rectifier and found out after powering up the PCB that it has a serious flaw that will cause the part to catch on fire. The footprint and symbol show pins 3 & 4 as the inputs, however if you look into the datasheet it shows the inputs to be 2 & 3. I assumed the footprint and symbol had been vetted, so did not compare to the datasheet. It appears that footprint and symbol are also incorrect on the Diotech site.

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erik.ingermann

Thank you for contacting DigiKey , I have sent this info to the product specialist to get the correct info from the manufacturer and get the web site updated .

Thanks Craig