OK. Thanks Mike.

So it would be OK to just short the diod (or to replace it with
a blank wire) then ?

Jan-Erik.

>> Can I simply short the diod to lower it to aprox 5 volts ?
>> Or could this have something to do with the fact that there is
>> *two* 9805 connected together (pin 1-1, 2-2 and 3-3) ?
>>
>Putting diodes in the common leg is a popular way to increase the voltage of
>these fixed voltage regulators, and this would explain the voltage increase.
>The two parallel devices is no doubt an attempt to double the output current
>capability, although it's not really the recomended technique.
>
>Mike

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