Discharging a VT100 CRT

[Tony Duell]

> 
> >
> >Subject: Re: Discharging a VT100 CRT
> >   From: ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell)
> >   Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 19:55:37 +0000 (GMT)
> >     To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
> >
> >> 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.

Sure... But it 1-off quantities there's little, if any, difference in the 
price between the 1N4006 and 1N4007, and it's simpler to always get the 
higher voltage part.

> 
> 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.

Indeed.

-tony