At 06:38 PM 2/3/2000 +0000, you wrote:
>>
>>The 3 Amp rating is the repetitive rating Steve. I think its often listed
>>as "Irep".
>
>Pardon me: here's the exact wording from the Motorola 1N5408 data sheet,
>both the present-day web page and from my old "Motorola Silicon Rectifier
>Manual", Series A, copyright 1980:
>
No pardoning required. The term "Irep" came from the last umteen issues of
the ARRL Handbook. Since that's the book that alot of my initial learning
was gleaned from, that's the term I remember most easily. It's likely
their own notation, chosen because it is "descriptive" and easy to
understand. Yes, I have the same collection of data books here that you do,
but I chose not get into alot of hard to follow nomenclature with
subscripts, that ultimately cloud the simple answer that is required.
You did a good job transcribing from Motorola's book.
Phil
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