Those are the ones... I guess they must have had a few good diodes to last this long. I had forgotten the designation number, and just noticed the designation numbers were wrong in Winstips. But you're right...not too many of those units left in service. -Ed- On Sunday, May 12, 2002, at 03:20 PM, J Silverman wrote: > > That must be the Samsung-made units with the bad 1N4001 rectifiers that > would open under load and check good when cold. I am surprised that > there > are any still around where the original parts had not failed a long time > ago. Those are run-of-the-mill general purpose 1 amp rectifiers all > used at > low voltage so it is hard to find a rectifier that will not replace > them. > Anything out of the junk box will work. You can get 1N4001 rectifiers > for a > few pennies in quantities of a hundred or more. We used to just buy a > reel > of 5000 1N4005 rectifiers (same thing except 700 volt) for about $50 > and use > them for all the general purpose applications. > Jerry Silverman > Greentron Inc > 4 Newland Ave > Greenville SC 29609 > 864 232 3889 > Fax 271 2080 > mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phillip R. Hull" <phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 10:29 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Winstips Correction > > >> >> Actually you were supposed to replace a 7 Diode Kit, but I'm home and >> don't remember the part # of Kit >> Phillip R. Hull >> phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <teltek2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: "AAAA TECH-ASSIST" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 4:31 PM >> Subject: [TechAssist] Winstips Correction >> >> >>> >>> For you guys that are using Winstips, The tip for VR335, for tape will > not >>> load. The correct fix should be D112 and D114....not D111 and D112. >>> Hate to see someone miss a repair for this. >>> Found this accidentally, but most of you guys knew that these were >>> the 2 >>> diodes mounted up and down on the PC board. >>> >>> -Ed- >>> Tel-Tek Electronics >>> Midland, Ont. Canada. >>> teltek2@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> "Quality will be remembered, long after Price is forgotten" >>> >>> ------------------------------------------ >>> To REMOVE your email address, click here: >>> http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html >>> ------------------------------------------ >>> ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** >>> Submit Repair Tips here: >>> http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ >>> >> >> ------------------------------------------ >> To REMOVE your email address, click here: >> http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html >> ------------------------------------------ >> ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** >> Submit Repair Tips here: >> http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ >> > > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > ------------------------------------------ > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > Submit Repair Tips here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/