I put the meter on the diode, it instantly goes down to 001. Switching the probes around does the same thing. I assume this means its shorted out? I did it while it was still on the board, with no power to it. Like I said before I am still new to all of this.
putting power to it and testing reveals random readings from 220 upwards of 700 fluxuating. Switching the probes around show the same reading with a negative sign next to it.
On a side note, when I said google-fu I meant it as a broad term to mean searching the internet.
Because ive used Bing, Yahoo, and Google to no avail. I am on digikey right now trying to find the part, and I dont get an option for amps, and I dont know which parameter the 50v goes in. Searching the net reveales nothing on what a standard surface mount a14a diode's specs are even suppose to be. Are they all standard? If I could identify the manufacturer of this specific one, hopefully I would be able to find a tech sheet on it, even if its in chinglish, just to find out what the tolerances are. Are all a14a's the same? do some have tighter tolerances then others?
I hate being a newb to new things
and yes google does suck, Ive been using Bing more and more lately.