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What type of diode is this?

rebelroxy

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Hey all....I have this diode and on it says 27. Need to know if its 27volt and how many watts?

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rob_croxford

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Its a Zener diode. Where did it come from - letting us know this should allow us to tell you more of its use and hopefully its rating.
 

rob_croxford

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oh sorry i did not see this properly. Ok the Number written on it will denote its breakdown voltage, in this case 27V

Please ignore previous posts.
 

davenn

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...so how did you know it was a Zener diode? :confused:

my thoughts exactly, the 27 could mean just about anything. a big assumption to just say ... its a zener

one would really have to see the cct diag and where its placed in the cct

Dave
 

Resqueline

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Hehe.. Dave does have some valid points but I'm with Rob here, tough I'd settle for it being a 400mW zener. I guess you can chalk it up to experience/recognition.. ;)
 

rob_croxford

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As Resqueline says my conclusion was drawn by recognition and intuitian - i believed the OP wanted a quik fix as opposed to an explanation.

Oh and davenn the number written on a diode (as far as i have ever known) represents the breakdown voltage of that diode which for a 24V power supply 27 volts seems quite approproiate.

Cheers
 
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davenn

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hahahahaa you may only be seeing 1/2 the number its that damn blurry ;)

worth a shot tho

I just think of the 100's of zeners that I have in stock that dont show any voltage rating.
the OP will soon find out soon enough if it works or not

without further info I will bow to your intuition :)

D
 

davenn

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hey Res, can I have a party when I roll over the big 1000 ??

D
 
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