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 -- E M Electronics 59 Wights Rd Deer Lake NL Canada A8A 2J2 Ph# 709 635 2627 tvman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/