I read in !emc-pstc that Chris Maxwell <[email protected]> wrote (in <[email protected]>) about 'Use of PCB Traces as Fuse and Voltage suppressor', on Wed, 20 Feb 2002: >I'm sorry if you thought that my previous message was an endorsement for >using necked down PCB traces as a fuse. I understand and share the >sentiment that it is an unpredictable and probably not even cost >effective solution.
> It is an effective way of coping with the problem of protecting against a (highly improbable) almost direct short-circuit of a high-energy battery. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk After swimming across the Hellespont, I felt like a Hero. PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
