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Zener diode for coin door and ipac
Turnarcades:
Hi. I need to get a replacement zener diode for my coin door from Ultimarc. Unfortunately I know dick about resistors and all that.
Does anyone know the exact zener diode I need for connecting this coin door to an ipac? It needs to go from a 12v signal to a 5v signal......
mountain:
i would use a 5volt regulator from Radio Shack.
Not sure of the excact use you are going for but it will accept 12volts and output a steady 5volts.
Cheap too :cheers:
mountain:
Oops! Just noticed that you are in England. These are fairly common, you should be able to locate one rather easily.
Turnarcades:
yeah forgot to say - uk only!
Is a 5 volt regulator fitted differently?
Kevin Mullins:
--- Quote from: samshaw946 on November 23, 2007, 02:21:47 pm ---I need to get a replacement zener diode for my coin door
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So do you actually have one now that you are trying to replace?
If so, then it should have some sort of marking on it, like a letter and some numbers.
--- Quote from: samshaw946 on November 23, 2007, 02:21:47 pm ---It needs to go from a 12v signal to a 5v signal......
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Are you trying to reduce the voltage from a 12v source?
You might need to better explain the purpose of this "diode" that you need.
Is it for a coin counter/meter purpose?