What's this?

[Jonas]

I found something I don't really what it is... I suspect that it is a diode of some kind, it has the same glass package as those small signal diodes but it has only one stripe on the middle...

Cheers!
Jonas

[blabj]

Maybe its a zener diode, I have a couple, I may be wrong, but it was worth a guess
P.S In the usa how much are pots with a dpdt switch? (push-pull style) EDIT; Has anyone seen them in the U.K for cheaper than £10? ( GEZ, Snoo, im lookin' at you guys )
thanks
callum

[Dan N]

P.S In the usa how much are pots with a dpdt switch? (push-pull style)

Mouser has them for $3.75. PART #313-1601-VALUE

[blabj]

Thanks Dan,
I can tell I'm getting ripped off here then  :shock: One hell of a long link thats been shortened  :shock:

Thanks!

[Jonas]

I don't believe it's a zener, the stripe doesn't indicate polarity, it's on the midle of the thing

[smoguzbenjamin]

Can't you post a pic, it would make things a lot easier.

[zachary vex]

sometimes 0 ohm resistors (used as jumpers, basically) have a single black stripe.

[SaBer]

I have seen SMD capacitors, put into a glass package, just like diodes. They are on an old broken coaxial network card.

[Jonas]

Can it be a DIAC?

[scratch]

are these slightly larger than 1N914 diode, but uniform colour, sort of a gold, single band in the middle ... then definitely sounds like DIAC, used in things like dimmers in conjunction w/ TRIACS ... bought some to repair some dimmers, never got a round to it, too many other things to do ;-)