[HQRP] Re: Polarity Reversal Protection Device
Glen Reid
k5fx@flash.net
Sat, 05 Aug 2000 11:05:09 -0500
A further, good suggestion from AC5VF.
A fuse is always a good practice, regardless of any other protection
device.
gr
HLeverenz@aol.com wrote:
>
> Hello Glen
>
> If you are going to use one of these I would suggest an addition. Make sure
> there is a fuse between the Transorb and the power source. This way if you
> have a high current source, like a battery perhaps, then the fuse will blow
> if you hook it up backwards and you will have effected the protection you
> desire. If you don't have a fuse then the destruction is only delayed until
> the diode burns up. The 600 Watt spec is mostly for high voltage surges like
> you might find in a car electrical system that don't last very long.
>
> Howard AC5VF
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GLEN REID
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Email: k5fx@arrl.net
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