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Projects => General Questions => Topic started by: warriorpoet on September 26, 2016, 11:14:40 PM

Title: Dumb Vactrol Q: NSL-32
Post by: warriorpoet on September 26, 2016, 11:14:40 PM
casing is generic and square- no cutout. There is a dot on one of the leads; is this the LED anode?
Title: Re: Dumb Vactrol Q: NSL-32
Post by: madbean on September 26, 2016, 11:24:23 PM
Here is an easy way to find out: put another LED is series (with its cathode to ground) and use a 4k7 resistor or similar. Apply 9v. If the second LED lights up, the mark on your vac is the anode (my NSL have the mark on the cathode, BTW).
Title: Re: Dumb Vactrol Q: NSL-32
Post by: warriorpoet on September 27, 2016, 12:02:11 AM
Quote from: madbean on September 26, 2016, 11:24:23 PM
Here is an easy way to find out: put another LED is series (with its cathode to ground) and use a 4k7 resistor or similar. Apply 9v. If the second LED lights up, the mark on your vac is the anode (my NSL have the mark on the cathode, BTW).

I did the obvious thing: used my DAC55 :P

It's cathode.

Cool tip! Thanks!