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On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:44:01 +0000, Ron Youvan <ka4inm@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> I don't see why hot carrier power diodes can't be used as Ammeter
> protection, I don't know how
>much they cost or if they are found at HAMfests. The typical 35 Volt piV
>rating is irrelevant in
>this application. The speed of a hot carrier power diode will surely surpass
>silicone.
REPLY:
I have no experience with hot carrier diodes so I can't recommend them. One
thing to be sure of before using them - be sure when they fail due to a current
surge, they fail shorted, not open. Conventional silicon diodes are extremely
reliable this way.
73, Bill W6WRT
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