(ET) diode

[Neil <wombat dssinternet net>]

It's easy to check,  you should unsolder on leg first so you're only 
checking the diode.  With an ohmmeter, the "forward" direction - plus on 
the usual unbanded end should be almost zero resistance,  the "reverse" 
direction, plus on the other end should be almost she same as an open 
connection.

If you don't have a meter, take a like AA battery, put a light bult in 
the wire off one end,  put a solid wire on the other end.  The bulb 
should light with the battery plus on the unbanded end,  should not 
light with the wires reversed.

Also, some diodes have an arrow point against a band,  the plus is the 
back of the point.

wombat