> From: stanleykenton59
>
> I looked online and the IN34A germanium diode is easy to
> find. So I will get one and replace it.
> Thank you both for the advice.
> Once I change out the diode, I report back.Hope that is all it is!

You can save yourself the trouble if it's not. With the power off, measure
the voltage on both sides of the diode. If the difference is more than, oh,
a couple hundred millivolts, it's broken. If not, then it's some other
problem, perhaps a transient when you turn the power on or off.

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Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco
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