[Elecraft] Diode 95SQ015 end-of-life (K2 D10)

[Wayne Burdick]

The difference in forward voltage drop between the 95SQ015 vs. the SR1503 under transmit load current is only about 0.15 V. Probably not worth the trouble to substitute the former. 

Wayne
N6KR

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> On Mar 20, 2021, at 6:14 PM, Harlan Sherriff via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> https://www.solidstateinc.com/product/95sq015/
> Has 133 in stock
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Mar 20, 2021, at 7:54 PM, Bruce Forsberg <bruce.forsberg at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Just completed building a K2 kit. They had an SR1503 diode for D10 on the
>> RF board.
>> 
>> Bruce, WB6IZG
>> 
>>>> On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 4:43 PM Geert Jan de Groot <pe1hzg at xs4all.nl> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The high-current low-drop diode 95SQ015, used in the K2 (it replaced
>>> D10, SB530, because of it's favorable voltage drop) seems to be out of
>>> production and out of stock in the likes of Mouser, Digikey and
>>> Farnell/Newark.
>>> 
>>> I hoped the component was just replaced by a SMD version but that
>>> doesn't seem to be the case. From what I can see, low-drop diodes exist
>>> but not with the current ratings that the 95SQ015 has.
>>> 
>>> Has anyone found a replacement?
>>> 
>>> Geert Jan
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