[Boatanchors] [Amps] SB 200 problem

[Bry Carling]

You can probably buy some on eBay easily. A silicon diode has a different forward voltage 
of about 0.6 - 0.7V whereas the germanium one will have about 0.3V - and that might affect 
your meter reading. I am not sure that it would though.

On 4 May 2012 at 8:57, RAY FRIESS wrote:
 
> If it turns out to be a bad diode, and I cant gind a germanium, can
> I use
> a regular power supply type diode to replace it?