Why this modification ?

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  • Lapwing
    Member
    • Feb 2015
    • 40
    • UK
    #1

    Why this modification ?

    Iam a newbie when it comes to this electronics stuff.

    Now i have two radio/cd players that are the exact same model but have different revisions for the PCB.

    I just wondered what the thinking was for the extra Diode on the newer pcb ?



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    • mariushm
      Badcaps Legend
      • May 2011
      • 3799
      #2
      Re: Why this modification ?

      Higher voltage drop, more surface to dissipate heat on , that's pretty much it.

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        • budm
          Badcaps Legend
          • Feb 2010
          • 40746
          • USA
          #3
          Re: Why this modification ?

          It looks like the board lay out has D14 and D15 connected in series and someone put a solder bridge to bypass D14, so basically right now D14 is not used, but D15 is used as the same function as D14 in the original board.
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