[sdiy] burned, soda-soaked SH-101 (with pics)

[Roy J. Tellason]

On Tuesday 07 June 2005 05:02 am, Rude 66 wrote:
> D8 looks like and probably is a diode.  doesn't it say on the schematic
> what kind it is? if you're lucky, it's just something like an 1n4148, which
> costs a few cents. 

Nah,  that part in the pic has much thicker leads than the nearby resistors 
and such,  which suggests that the part is intended to handle some power.  
It's probably either a rectifier or a zener regulator.

> the question is: what made it burn?

Good question!  And one that should be looked at...