Help identifying diode

Jun 24, 2006 1 Replies

Trying to repair display/electronics card in Miele microwave oven, cirka 1990 (it's custom built into kitchen panel, so I prefer keeping it if it's possible).



I have this shorted diode, it's part of the power supply to the card:



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It has plastic body, 5 mm length.



The label: A12 J 9H And the "J" is 50% larger than the other characters.



I have spent hours on google trying to identify it and/or finding an equivalent, but no luck. No circuit diagram, and I'm not skilled enough to determine it's function, could be a Zener diode.



So please, any tips on how to identify it are welcome!



Regards, Jonatan Lindell



On 24 Jun 2006 15:38:23 -0700, "jonte42" put finger to keyboard and composed:

Could it be something like a BZX79-A12 12V 0.5W zener? The "A" indicates 1% tolerance. The "B" and "C" versions have tolerances of 2% and 5%, respectively.

If the diode is part of a simple linear zener regulated power supply, then there should be an electro in parallel with it, and a resistor in series. The zener may drive the base of a pass transistor.

- Franc Zabkar

Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.

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