Makes "cents" to me, thanks Gary. ******************************************************************************************************************* Since 1972 Jim Myers Telrad Electronics Fort Wayne, Indiana Gary McCartney wrote: > Sounds like they are using the diode to raise the ground potential of > the 7805 regulator by 0.6V. to make it a 5.6V regulator. Being the > regulator is rated at 1 Amp, you should be safe using a 1N4001 > rectifier, 1A 50V. > > > > Gary McCartney > > McCartney Electronics > Guelph Ontario Canada > Est. 1984 > email: gary (at) number63.ca > > > > > > > > > Jim Myers wrote: > >>D707 is in the standby 5 reg circuit from pin 2 of IC706 to ground, >>IC706 is the 3 pin reg KIA7805P1 and D707 is there to drop .7 volts. >>Just want to be sure to get the right diode type so it doesn't fail or >>cause another failure down the road. >>Thanks, >>******************************************************************************************************************* >>Since 1972 >>Jim Myers >>Telrad Electronics >>Fort Wayne, Indiana >> >>----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>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/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/