AVR-Chat

(think the quoting attribution got messed up due to poor reply
formatting)

> I ended up opening the supply to have a look inside.

Why not look inside the LCD monitor instead. If there is a regulator in
its input then its likely all this fuss is moot.

> The problem with putting diodes in parallel is that they may not 
> share the current particularly equally. You can get around that by 
> just using more than are strictly necessary, say five instead of 
> three.

Not really. Need series resistor in line with each parallel diode to
help balance things out.

Silicon diode gets hot its resistance drops drawing more current and
making more heat.

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David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net
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Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.