Re: TI-H: Since when do diodes have 3 leads?

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Subject: Re: TI-H: Since when do diodes have 3 leads?
From: Greg Hill <gregh@xmission.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 22:20:10 -0800 (PST)
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On Thu, 19 Mar 1998, Robert Brack wrote:

> I got the backordered shipment of parts for link cables from Mouser
> today.  First of all, they overcharged me (I'm not too happy about that)
> and they sent me 20 TINY dioded (SMDs?)  with three leads!!!  What the
> heck!!!  I have several orders and cannot wait to send them back and
> order again.  Does anyone know how to use those?  They have 2 on one
> side and 1 on the other. 

As somebody else said, they're probably just a 3 conductor package. Look
on one of the diodes pages in the Mouser catalog, there should be a
diagram for that chip. You should be able to find the correct diagram by
looking up the part number you got and finding which diagram it says to
use.

I think the 3 pin package is supposed to make it so automatic placement
machines can put the diodes on without getting new hardware for the
machine..

-- 
Greg Hill
greg-hill@bigfoot.com
www.comports.com/link

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TI-H: Since when do diodes have 3 leads?

From: "Robert Brack" <reb@netride.com>