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Subject: | [AMPS] Diodes |
From: | G3SEK@ifwtech.demon.co.uk (Ian White, G3SEK) |
Date: | Wed, 23 Feb 2000 08:01:23 +0000 |
measures wrote: I wrote: >>Therefore in his professional view and that of the diode manufacturers >>he consulted, it is not necessary to use equalization components - so >>that's what the Handbooks now say. >hardly Erm, don't you mean "amen"? > - page 11-9 of the Handbook: >"In fact shunt resistors produce a low impedance source of damaging >current to any diode that may have reached avalanche potential." >It seems a bit curious that you missed the statement about damaging >current. Wake up, Rich - I was agreeing with you! >>>Just because it's >>>the ARRL Handbook, it's not guaranteed to be correct. >>> >>Depends who's writing it... and also who's reading it :-) >> I rest my case. 73 from Ian G3SEK Editor, 'The VHF/UHF DX Book' 'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB) http://www.ifwtech.demon.co.uk/g3sek -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/ampsfaq.html Submissions: amps@contesting.com Administrative requests: amps-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-amps@contesting.com Search: http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search.htm |
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