Substitution for 1N5817

[bluedmc777]

I’m working on a pcb and one of the holes for the 1N5817 is physically smaller in size than the others and the damn leg just will not fit in the hole. Is there a substitute part I could use that maybe has thinner legs? What would happen if I didn’t use it? Would the pedal still work?

 

[spi]

you can jumper it and the pedal will still work. The diode is only there to project against plugging in the wrong power supply,

 

[bluedmc777]

Sweet I don’t see myself plugging in the wrong power supply as everything I use is the same. Thank you! Saved that build from being scrapped!

 

[PapaBear]

You could also put a leg off another component and twist the other end to that, like teepeeing resistors

 

[Robert]

What circuit? It depends... If it's part of a charge pump circuit you won't want to jump it.

 

[bluedmc777]

It’s one of Sheepy’s projects that’s a modified Menatone blue collar. There isn’t a charge pump it’s an easy one.

 

[Fama]

You can also usually substitute a different schottky diode for it if you have other types, they might have somewhat different voltage drops so that is something to keep in mind, but it's usually not an issue as long as it's in the ballpark. But like others said, probably fine to just leave out too.

 

[pricklyrobot]

You could probably gently ream out the hole a little bit without taking all of the plating off. I use an x-acto knife or one leg of some pointy tweezers for tasks like this.

 

[Erik S]

You could probably gently ream out the hole a little bit without taking all of the plating off. I use an x-acto knife or one leg of some pointy tweezers for tasks like this.

I'd probably try shaving down the diode leg before I attacked the PCB. Diodes are a lot cheaper than PCBs.

 

[jwin615]

Snip and bend the legs, floor the pads and attach it and style.

 

[pricklyrobot]

I’d pay good money to watch some brave soul try to whittle a diode leg!

Pretty sure you can make a tourniquet out of 24awg….

 

[tegendemuur]

How unnecessarily complex can we take this?

Find a lead that fits the other hole, solder it in and tie it together with the diode lead via a petite shoelace knot / "bunny ears".

 

[jwin615]

Socket it

 

[kungpow!]

How unnecessarily complex can we take this?

Wait, wait hold on...

mount the 1n5817 on a daughter board, and then use mogami cable to route it to the pcb. You know... for tone...

 

[Vild]

Wait, wait hold on...

mount the 1n5817 on a daughter board, and then use mogami cable to route it to the pcb. You know... for tone...

You gotta use mogami for fuzzes that need shielded inputs