Phil says:
>That's the half cycle (8.3 ms), non-repetitive rating Peter. Max
>ontinuous rating is 3 amps at some max operating temp.
Precisely, Phil. Could well be that the max repetitive peak was being
exceeded.
> Regardless of how heavy the current rating is, Rich's
>recommendation for stringing lots of them to get a total PIV of 2 - 3 times
>the operating voltage is good advice.
When you consider the minimal cost of these diodes, it's advice that's cheap
to implement as well as being good.
73
Peter G3RZP
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