What the heck is this?

[Dave Halliday]

It is packaged in that form factor so the automated board stuffers can
handle them.



-----Original Message-----
From: Trevor Page [mailto:trevor at resonance.fsnet.co.uk]
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 3:20 PM
To: Tony Allgood; Synth DIY
Subject: Re: What the heck is this?


Hi,

Most likely a fuse. I replaced a fuse having a package just like that in a
hifi very recently.

Trev



----- Original Message -----
From: Tony Allgood <oakley at techrepairs.freeserve.co.uk>
To: Synth DIY <synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 6:52 PM
Subject: What the heck is this?


> I've just pulled a device out of a dead Technics keyboard. It connects
> the + battery supply to the main + DC inlet. The - battery supply is the
> usual switched at the power socket type. The device is a transistor
> (TO-92 style) plastic package case, but has only two pins. It has the
> markings N75 J. My guess it was a diode, which makes sense, but the PCB
> had no legend to indicate direction of the placement. All the other
> diodes on the PCB were the usual DO types. The PCB legend did have the
> letters IPS by the component's holes. So what is it? Any ideas.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tony Allgood  Penrith, Cumbria, UK
>
> Modular synth circuits, TB303 clone and Filter Rack
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> http://www.techrepairs.freeserve.co.uk/projects.htm
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