I believe the R2M is an avalanche diode which will short if the supply line goes above 130V. I would only use the original diode for this. You should be able to get those at your favorite supplier. my supplier in Toronto has them listed for $1.00 CDN in their authorized dealer section. I probably have some in stock too if you want to email me about it. http://www.globalelectronicsupplies.com/ Gary McCartney McCartney Electronics 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7 Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4 Fax: (519)821-1530 email: gary (at) number63.ca David Lessard wrote: > > Jack, > > So what your saying is that you have two identical PS's with two different > diodes in the same place D624, that doesn't make any sense at all. Are you > sure the PS's are identical, cause if they are you already have the answer > to your question. > > Alexandria Electronics > Ontario, Canada > mrfixit@xxxxxxxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of jac > Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 10:21 PM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Symphonic TV/VCR MD. TVCR13F1 PS Problem > > D-624 in PS shorted. Numbers on diode are R2M. This crossed to ECG > 570, an avalanche diode, VRM-130V. I did a price check on this diode at > Tritronics and it showed $17.++. I have a PS just like it that I stuck > in the set and everything else works > ok. I checked D-624 in my PS and the numbers on it were1Z150. I crossed > that to an > ECG5100A. That is a Zener diode 150volt, 1W. The ID. numbers on both > boards are the same. Could anyone tell me what the difference is and > which diode would be the > best to replace the bad one with? Thanks > Jack Latimer > Jacks TV- jac@xxxxxxxxxxx > Cahokia, IL. > > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html -- ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html