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The thingies under the orange thingies (relays) are diodes no?
Am I correct that these should block the currrent on the side of the silver stripe?
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They are called flywheel diodes. They are there because when a relay turns off, the energy stored in the relay coil is dumped as a high voltage spike which can kill electronic component such as the 4069 hex inverter IC in the picture. The diode shorts out this "flywheel" energy, but forces the normal energising power through the relay coil
The thingies under the orange thingies (relays) are diodes no?
Am I correct that these should block the currrent on the side of the silver stripe?
You can't just test them using resistance on a multimeter, as there's a voltage threshold before they 'open'. A lot of meters have a diode tester position.
Ah thanks for that. I tested and the 3 above are all dickered it seems, letting it through both sides. However, can't it be that the current is finding another way through the board? Or is that illogical as it is parralel on the relais coil?