At 01:03 AM 5/15/99 +0000, you wrote:
>... The instructions
>given for the mod. a week or two ago in this list seemed to assume
>the use of an old type component with two wires, but the thing I've
>been sent is a tiny flattish black rectangle, like an integrated
>circuit, about 3mm by 1.5mm, with two flat contacts coming out one
>side and one contact at the other side. Does anyone know (or can they
>deduce) how this should be fitted?
Sounds like a diode in a surface mount. Sometimes they come with two
diodes in a package, with a common cathode, common anode, etc. If you
have an ohm meter, you can check the diode polarity. The meter will
show much higher resistance with the leads connected in one direction
than when you reverse them. If you don't have a meter, then some
resistance, batery and small light bulb can also be used (such as a
single cell flashlight). The diode anode will conduct when it is
connected to the positive side (and cathode toward negative).
Wayne
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