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I'm installing an off-board battery harness in one of my machines. The pinrepair.com website says to use three AA batteries preferably with a 1N5817 blocking diode in circuit to cut the batteries off before they completely die and begin to leak. I only have a few 1N4730 diodes on hand and wanted to know if these would be an acceptable substitute for 1N5817. My knowledge of diodes is limited so I'm not really sure what to look for here.
One final question here, is it ok to install a battery harness with an 1N4004 on a 6803 machine to replace the original nimh/nicd battery? I figure there is a reverse voltage applied to the battery circuit to charge the original battery while the machine is turned on. Will this have any ill effect on alkaline's in series with a 1N4004?
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