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What Diode and Capacitor Do I Need?
My surround sound has stopped working and I've narrowed it to a diode and a capacitor, however, the last time I've worked with any sort of diodes, rectifiers, and capacitors with electronics was over a decade ago.
The surround sound is an Insignia NS-H2002B, nothing awesome, but it would be nice to have it again.
The capacitor has, starting from the lines closest together; Tan, Brown, Silver, Black.
The diode is round, has 472 and 500V stamped on it.
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- ?Lv 59 years agoFavorite Answer
I think you need to go back to basics and learn to tell the difference between capacitors, resistors, diodes etc.
Capacitors are not marked with colour bands. That's resistors.
I also suspect what you think is a diode is actually a capacitor. 472K 500V is a valid capacitor value.
The internet is full of pictures and guide to help you identify the components you have and their electrical values. Try a Google image search.