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Re: 3.9v Zener in Jeds board

2013-01-25 by raisinbag69

GREAT! Thanks.  It's a pain to have to order one part, when you have everything else on hand.  

Holy crap, I just read about the Kiwisix, I hadn't heard of that before, way cool.  Midi is something I want to implement into my P6 at some point.  So you have fully loaded boards that you pulled?  


--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, Murray  wrote:
>
> Any Zener of the correct voltage and the same or larger wattage will 
> work. The one in the board looks to be 1/2W or less so use a 1/2W or 
> greater replacement. I have a few boards left over from fitting Kiwisix 
> upgrades if you want an original.
> 
> MH
> 
> 
> On 25/01/2013 6:21 p.m., raisinbag69 wrote:
> >
> > Hi, I am rebuilding a 367 board I got from Jed, and stuffing it right 
> > now. Going off his BOM it calls for a 3.9v Zener, specifically a 
> > BZX79-C3V9. I have a bunch of 1N5228b 3.9v zeners in hand, can anybody 
> > tell me if they will work the same? I looked at Data sheets to 
> > compare, but am not fully understanding, due to my lack of Zener 
> > knowledge.
> >
> > Cheers, Dave
> >
> > 
> 
> -- 
> Kind Regards<br>
> Murray<br>
> murray@...<br>
> www.paintingwithsound.co.nz<br>
> 
> 
> 
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>

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