Return-Path: Received: from mtain-di06.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-di06.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.64.10]) by air-da10.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDA103-86424d2c460b24d; Tue, 11 Jan 2011 06:59:07 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-di06.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 7701F380000A9; Tue, 11 Jan 2011 06:59:04 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Pccrb-00080G-Vq for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:58:11 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Pccrb-000807-K8 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:58:11 +0000 Received: from relay.pcl-ipout01.plus.net ([212.159.7.99]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Pccra-00074t-0j for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:58:11 +0000 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AmkFAFvUK03UnwpB/2dsb2JhbACJXYxJjwO7NYVMBA Received: from mailc01.plus.net (HELO pih-smtp-proxy01.plus.net) ([212.159.10.65]) by relay.pcl-ipout01.plus.net with ESMTP; 11 Jan 2011 11:58:04 +0000 Received: from 173.51.adsl.brightview.com ([80.189.51.173] helo=tc402d33c25094) by pih-smtp-proxy01.plus.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PccrU-000801-4Y for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:58:04 +0000 Message-ID: From: "Julian Hardstone" To: References: <201101111216460781.5C69093B@smtp2.numeo.fr> Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:57:55 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5994 X-Spam-Score: 3.4 (+++) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK=3.36 Subject: Re: LF: RF ammeter question Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.6 required=5.0 tests=FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d400a4d2c460829b9 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 In that quantity the 4148 costs less than one pence, so before you go buying stamps let John pull a couple out of any scrap pcb he has lying about - there's always some small glass diodes which would serve - Julian G3TFR From: "Chris Trayner" Hi John, > Not having any 1N4148 diodes I used 1N4007s. Might this be the cause of the problem? I have a box of 5000 1N4148s at work. I might be able to spare you the odd one or two ;-) 73, Chris G4OKW