A transistor is the fastest fuse on 3 legs, beats a 2-legged fuse any day. David G3UNA
> I like to tell the story about a series of tests we did when I worked at > Fairchild, in > Silicon Valley. Our little VHF silicon transistors were very expensive, > and quite > fragile. We tested many fuses to identify which one(s) would be suitable > protection > for the transistors. To summarize: transistors are a very effective way > of protecting > fuses! > > 73, > > George T Daughters, K6GT > CU in the California QSO Party (CQP) > October 2-3, 2010 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html