zener diode problem

[billybob]

I am working on replacing a part in a M-audio speaker and when I took out the ic that needs replacing I tested a zener diode that was right next to it the multimeter read around 14k ohms on both sides is this normal?

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

Did you remove the diode from the board?.

 

[billybob]

Did you remove the diode from the board?.

no i didnt

 

[MacIntoshCZ]

There is no need for removing parts from board first ...

Unless you want relevant measurement.

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

no i didnt

Then you're reading through the rest of the circuit, and almost certainly not through the zener diode.

You also don't test zeners on an ohms range, you need a diode test range - where it should test just like a normal diode.

 

[billybob]

I did but the alarm didn't sound after flipping the k and a

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

I did but the alarm didn't sound after flipping the k and a

It might, it might not, it might not even be a zener diode - with no circuit it's just guess work.