Discharging a VT100 CRT

[Allison]

>
>Subject: RE: Discharging a VT100 CRT
>   From: "Julian Wolfe" <fireflyst at earthlink.net>
>   Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 15:39:26 -0600
>     To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'"	<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
>
>Are these two parts something I can buy at RS?  I don't want to have to
>drive 20 miles to the nearest real component store if possible.
>

Well a 1n4007 at RS may still be possible, likely 2 for 1.99.  I buy 
them 500 for $15 from JDRmicrodevices. Can never have enough spares.

The cap I'd likely hunt around for a junk radio or computer monitor
chassis and pull it from there.

Allison


>>> CR408 is a 1A 400V diode  (1n4006 should do)
>>
>>Is there any reaosn not to use a 1N4007 here as well? I generally don't 
>>buy the other IN400x's as I've yet to find an application where too high 
>>a PIV is a problem.
>>
>>-tony
>
>That is true but I gave him the spec for the diode that was there.
>As is the 4006 is a 600V device.
>
>Hey around here anytime I need a 1A diode it's a 1N4007 as I buy 
>them 100 at a time cheap.  They make good varactors an passable 
>HF low VHF PIN diodes.
>
>Allison
>