[AMPS] Re: [fuses]

[George T. Daughters]

hi rich et al.,

> If these fuses are rated at 5kV, they will act like fuses.  however, if 
> they are rated at 250 volts, they will not act like fuses.  

what will they act like?  i remember doing some research (back in the 
early 60's)  into the use of the common cylindrical glass fuse as 
protection for expensive (then) semiconductor circuits.  as i recall, 
our results could be summarized like this:

"semiconductor devices are very effective overload protection for 
fuses"

which is *not* what we were hoping for!

73,
 
George T. Daughters, K6GT

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