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cmjones01 · 29th May 2014, 9:39 pm

I'd guess that it's a silicon diode, but not a very good one, hence the extra forward voltage drop. It may have a high internal resistance due to some property of the junction or the way the wires are attached.

Chris

29th May 2014, 9:39 pm	#8
cmjones01 Nonode Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Warsaw, Poland and Cambridge, UK Posts: 2,681	Re: D226 Diode (Silicon or Germanium) I'd guess that it's a silicon diode, but not a very good one, hence the extra forward voltage drop. It may have a high internal resistance due to some property of the junction or the way the wires are attached. Chris __________________ What's going on in the workshop? http://martin-jones.com/