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[Amps] Bias Zener Diodes In Parallel ?

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Subject: [Amps] Bias Zener Diodes In Parallel ?
From: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz)
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 07:13:28 -0700


> Would you mind elaborating on "TCZ' and TCBV"
          
        Sure.  TCZ = temperature coefficient of Zener voltage.  TCBV =
temperature coefficient of breakdown voltage.  

        -WB2WIK/6


>   carl / kz5ca
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> <amps@contesting.com>; "Douglas R Snowden" <Douglas.R.Snowden@noaa.gov>
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> Subject: RE: [Amps] Bias Zener Diodes In Parallel ?
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> >
> >
> >
> >> >Those also have a TCBV, and it's just the opposite of zeners.  Around
> >> 5.6V,
> >> >the TCZ or TCBV is usually zero, so this is a very good voltage to
> use,
> >> when
> >> >possible.  It's about as stable as a zener gets.
> >>
> >> Would the case temp of said zener be nmt 25ºC at 4.48W diss. in July?
> 
> > [Steve Katz]  Hi Rich.  Case temp of a DO-5 stud,
> 
> I have never seen anything smaller than 10w in a stud mount.  3A axial
> lead rectifiers are in a DO-5 case.
> 
> -  R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K,
> www.vcnet.com/measures.
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