Diodes

[javacody]

Guys, I want to build the peppermill as an addon to my Little Gem and do not have any LED's or Zener's. What I do have is 1n4001, 1n914, and 1n4148. Will any of these work?

[Nasse]

I would try with two silicon diodes in series in place of red led, and replace it with red led later

[javacody]

Thanks for the reply Nasse. I found the following thread that explains MOSFET protection. It is very good:

http://www.diystompboxes.com/sboxforum/viewtopic.php?t=2187&highlight=mosfet+12v