I was also using a VTVm for the test..eric Eric E M Electronics 59 Wights Rd Deer Lake NL Canada A8A 2J2 Ph# 709 635 2627 tvman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Old TV Man wrote: > I was using an old RCA VTVM. > > Max Bonnell > Bonnell TV > Robinson, IL > > PS. Everything I have is old. > > Sender: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx From: > hoytstv@xxxxxxxxxxx(Hoyt's=A0TV) Date: Mon, Dec 19, 2005, 3:13pm (CST+1) > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Advice needed 3 > volt zener leaky???? Reply=A0to: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > I used to depend on that reading on my old VTVMs and VOMs but it varies > so much between digital meters, I find the reading useless. > > Russ Hoyt > Hoyt's TV > Exeter, NH > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Old TV Man" <mebonnell@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 1:41 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Advice needed 3 volt zener leaky???? > > Eric I measured 4 different 3.6 volt zeners and had reverse 600K on each > one. > I then measured some 10 volt and they had no reverse readings. > > Max Bonnell > Bonnell TV > Robinson, IL > Sender: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx From: > tvman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(Eric=3DA0Manuel) Date: Mon, Dec 19, 2005, 1:26pm > (CST+2:30) To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Advice > needed 3 volt zener leaky???? Reply=3DA0to: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Hi am I supposed to get reverse leakage on this diode I am getting 100 k > on it and also 2 more new diodes .On a 10 volt zener I dont get any back > reading.Is this normal on a 3 volt diode.This diode is in a ctc169 > direct view diode# CR4122--rca#200158.anyone have one they can measure > the forward and back to check it for me,,Thanks Eric ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/