[AMPS] Diodes

[Rich Measures]

>
>>On Wed, 28 May 97 16:07:12 CDT Herb Blair <hblair@spdhw.dsccc.com>
>>writes:
>.....
>>There is a trade secret to potting the diodes and keep the
>>epoxy from pulling them appart.  K2AW has excellent assemblies.
>
>K2AW has no assemblies Herb....you totally missed the point.  Those are
>nothing but Taiwan, etc made microwave oven diodes and I am truly sorry
>to see that you believe in such advertising that says otherwise.  P.T.
>Barnum was right after all. 
>
verily

>>Third is capacitance across diode assembles.  It is not needed
>>as the capacitance of the epoxy is distribuited along a string.
>
>I wont even comment on that one...just another example of ancient
>superstition.
>
>Comments???
>
>73...Carl   KM1H
>
 The diode junctions themselves have far more C than any C the potting 
could add.  Maybe the epoxy capacitance thing was intended as a joke, 
Carl? 
Rich

R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K   


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