RE: Nyquist and Fuses

> -----Original Message-----
> From: marc@... [SMTP:marc@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 9:08 AM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Nyquist and Fuses
>
> Never use a fuse to protect a sensitive
> FET. Circuit breakers and fuses are remarkably slow
> devices and will keep delivering the juice long after
> the semiconductor has been oxidized to a lump of sand.
> You need to use a fast semconductor to stop or shunt the
> excess current in order to protect the FET. But you already
> knew that.--Marc
>

DEFINITION:

FET - the world's most effective surge protector.


Doug