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This is a very common signal diode - 1N4148. Use this for signals up to 200mA of current.
Diode Small Signal - 1N4148 Product Help and Resources
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you know what because of that complete honesty from Sparkfun im going to not order from digi but order from Sparkfun!
The SMT equivalent is LL4148, unfortunately in the not so practical MELF package. (MELF = Many End up Lying on the Floor)
Maybe the most heavily stocked item on SparkFun :P
That's funny because it's currently out of stock and there is no ETA.
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ok?
what part in the Sparkfun Eagle library should I use?
Eagle comes with a number of standard libraries with thousands of parts; there's a 1N4148 in the DIODES library. You can search through the active libraries by using wildcards ("*") in the part name.
Thanks