David, The purpose of this diode is to protect the capacitor from AC in case the main Diode fails. I will upload the spec sheet to the download area in the IC directory. -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Robinson Electronics Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 8:53 AM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Microwave Oven "short protector diode" information Hi Techs. Need a little information about microwave oven "short protector diodes" (installed across both leads of the h/v capacitor on microwave ovens)? This is the first one I ran across on a commercial oven that has them, one across each cap., and not sure what it is designed for, to short out if the maggy fails, or the cap itself, "guess I need a microwave refresher course"? Ref. number on diode 2X062H. Thanks for any information! Have a great day. David. Robinson Electronics 1075 Sweeten Creek Road Asheville, NC 28803 Ph./Fax. 828 274-3787 Toll Free. 866-899-3787 www.robinsonelectronics.com www.robelect.com Mailto: RobinsonElectronics@xxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/