View Single Post
  #24   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 15-11-2007, 08:47
EricVanWyk EricVanWyk is offline
Registered User
no team
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Rookie Year: 2000
Location: Boston
Posts: 1,597
EricVanWyk has a reputation beyond reputeEricVanWyk has a reputation beyond reputeEricVanWyk has a reputation beyond reputeEricVanWyk has a reputation beyond reputeEricVanWyk has a reputation beyond reputeEricVanWyk has a reputation beyond reputeEricVanWyk has a reputation beyond reputeEricVanWyk has a reputation beyond reputeEricVanWyk has a reputation beyond reputeEricVanWyk has a reputation beyond reputeEricVanWyk has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via AIM to EricVanWyk
Re: Silicon Controlled Rectifier

Quote:
Originally Posted by teh_pwnerer795 View Post
Ye i just noticed that the SCR is only 16 amps .. i was looking at the package surge rating. which is 400 amps.
Oh, you should be fine then. My bad...

If you are up to it, it would be a good exercise to guesstimate and then calculate what the surge current will be.