Hi All, After more key pounding, I have written another article.
This month's Technical Tidbit discusses problems that can occur when protection devices are used in applications that are not covered by the manufacturer's specifications. Abstract: Transient Voltage Suppressor, TVS, devices are often used for protection from voltage transients in electronic circuits. Sometimes they are used for purposes, such as ESD protection, for which they are not characterized by the manufacturer of the part. Specifications of such devices and applicability to other uses are discussed. Potential problem areas are highlighted. The link to the article is the picture of the experimental test setup at the bottom of the home page at http://emcesd.com . Doug -- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 ========= Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408-356-4186/358-3799 / /\ \ ] / /\ \ Mobile: 408-858-4528 | q-----( ) | o | Email: [email protected] \ _ / ] \ _ / Website: http://www.dsmith.org This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [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://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
