Mohrenberg said:heh yup....well, unless you kill the diode.....
my big thing was not knowing to [highlight]short out the capacitor before i soldered the diode to the driver[/highlight].....i could of saved alot of diodes if only i had known :'(
drew said:[highlight]touch the + and - that goes to the diode [/highlight]to discharge the capacitor. if you dont the capacitor will hold a charge. since a diode has no internal resistance the sudden surge will blow your diode....