http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/OT-Help-identifying-a-part-tp6443377p6443535.html
Might be a surge arrestor (varistor). There is a similar appearing
> Byron,
>
> I would guess from the "SA" marking on the board that this is a spark
> arrestor of some type.
> The rest of the puzzle is not entirely obvious to me.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 6/5/2011 6:52 PM, Byron Servies wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Having build a number of Elecraft kits, I thought I would try to
>> tackle repairing my answering machine. Why not? It's this or buy a
>> new one and it might be fun to try and repair it first, despite now
>> having to expose my ignorance here. When a call comes in, the
>> answering machine subsystem resets itself on every ring, so something
>> in the power isolation between the ring signal and the rest of the
>> hardware would seem to be the problem.
>>
>> The Panasonic KX-TS602B phone actually has a number of through-hole
>> components on it's boards and is well labelled. Right next to the
>> ring input is the component in the image linked below. At first, I
>> thought it was a diode, but this feeds in to a set of 4 smaller diodes
>> which is probably the AC/DC rectifier for the ring signal. So, this
>> is either a capacitor or an inductor, right?
>>
>>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/motivatedturnip/5802121100>>
>> Next to the holes for this component is a label "SA102" and there is a
>> directionality arrow pointing from the orange band to the grey band.
>> There is a part with identical markings near the DC power input, and
>> it has the label "SA101". My multimeter measures this part as an open
>> circuit, regardless of settings (resistor, capacitor, diode in both
>> directions), so it might actually be the culprit.
>>
>> Can anyone help me identify what this part is, so I can look for a
>> replacement? Once you stop laughing, that is ;-)
>>
>>
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