Hi MIKE.

01-Nov-02 00:32:42, MIKE ROSS wrote to Jasen Betts


 MR> "Jasen Betts" wrote to "MIKE ROSS" (30 Oct 02 
20:12:03) --- on
 MR> the topic of "Re: BATTERY PACKS"

 JB>> nah, because a when an SCR fires it begins to conduct in a small
 JB>> area of the junction first and then this area spreads to cover
 JB>> the whole junction.

 MR> No, no, be serious,

I read it in some electronics magazine I think.

 MR> these things are well designed to trigger all
 MR> over at once by their tight geometry otherwise they would fry a
 MR> lot more frequently when dealing with reactive loads.

inductive loads are fine (no inrush there), but I've seen warnings on
things like motion sensor light switches about capacitative loads (like
flourescent lamps which often have power factor correction caps)

 MR> Mike ****



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