DIYbanter - View Single Post

ss

On 04/02/2018 13:59, wrote:
If you are throwing any PC's out, the PSU's contain four suitable
mains recs. Even if they are cheap, it's not good to spend cash on
something you may have stashed in the shed.

lots of PSUs do, and they don't need to be 1N3599s (or whatever they were) but I expect the OP doesn't have suitable junk lying about nor could identify which diodes would be suitable & which not.

I do have an old PC and monitor was broken but with the help from here
managed to get it repaired so keep as a spare.
Yes I would probably struggle to indentify suitable components. I do
Have loads of junk but mechanical stuff rather than electronic.

The diodes on ebay will cost under £2 for pack of 4 so will just go with
that, easiest option for me.