using RC rechargeables???

[Benm]

Yeah, be careful about things getting onto the diode - if they land about in the middle and melt to that spot, the diode is ruined (apart from removing the can i guess).

For the LM317, TO-220 size heatsinks are commonly available in various sizes, i guess even the smallest would suffice here.

 

[Da_Dude]

Umm... whats a breadboard?
Lol..Noob is I..

 

[wooooooolazer]

( off topic, a mod can delete this if they feel the need) yeah i got pretty mad that that happened good thing i just built a new one with the other diode and just tried it out it burned through electrical tape like it was thin air lol and if the bad one lit a match i cant wait to try this one....I found a heatsink  in an old recharger and the funny thing is a lm317 was on it already lol.


Dude_With_Lasers its a handy board that you can build a circuit on without soldering i just never got around to soldering it together just because i like breadboards

A website about Breadboards... http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/breadb.htm
A close up oicture of one... http://www.hiviz.com/kits/instructions/images/bb_002.jpg

 

[Da_Dude]

Thanks.