On 09/28/2016 12:40 PM, Trumpeter wrote: > Thank you for this detailed explaination, even though some is over my > head. > > Should I check the resistance between the two joined pins and one of > the two pins on the other side? Could the over heating mosfet damage > other components or will it simply fail?
The problem is that power FETS *ALWAYS* fail shorted. So you need to plan your circuit and any protection for that eventuality. I'd put a PolyFuse in the circuit supplying the circuit. That'll protect your transformer and power source when the FET lets its smoke out. John -- John DeArmond Tellico Plains, Occupied TN http://www.tnduction.com <-- THE source for induction heaters http://www.neon-john.com <-- email from here http://www.johndearmond.com <-- Best damned Blog on the net PGP key: wwwkeys.pgp.net: BCB68D77 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/fbb5076d-89a9-df0a-ab3f-9646445982c4%40neon-john.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
