[sdiy] 1s1715 specs?

[mark verbos]

if it's used in a noise generator, you need to be careful in replacing 
it. I built a Buchla 265 and replaced the zener with an "equivelant" and 
it didn't make much noise at all. Turned out that the specific, "noisy" 
model was required to get nise out of it.

mark

ElmacacoX at aol.com wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I have been searching for some info on this diode, to fix the noise gen in a 
>cs 01,
>
>I found the item on free trade zone (partminer)  and it tells me it is a 
>General-Purpose Reference/Regulator Diode
>
>and it has the zener symbol on the circuit board,
>
>what I want to know is what is the voltage of this zener so I can replace it 
>with something more common.
>
>the pay service of partminer offers this information,  in case anyone is a 
>member.
>
>thanks
>
>Eduardo
>