[Milsurplus] 1N21's and 1N23's

[J. Forster]

Hi Ray,

I don't understand this:

"If you loosen the set screw on one
> end they just become a pin on Bothe sides don't they?"

I think the "whisker" is attached to the screw. If you loosen it, you get
an open circuit. If you screw it down too far, a short.

-John

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> Almost all the older series Harris FM broadcast transmitters used that
> style diode in the reflectometer for sensing forward and reflected power.
> I have two FM-10 K series 10kW transmitters and one RCA 3 kW transmitters
> as standby transmitters that still use them, think the HT-20 20 kW also
> uses them too. The design allows them to easily be changed in the event of
> damage although I have never had one fail, don't know if it's the same
> number but definitely the same design, If you loosen the set screw on one
> end they just become a pin on Bothe sides don't they?
> Ray Fantini KA3EKH