Thread: Jaguar Meltdown
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Unread 07-02-2009, 19:03
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Re: Jaguar Meltdown

This is the destruct problem with conductive debris. Remember that the full power supply is available on the FETs when the power is turned on. If a chip should contact the Source and Drain pins on one FET 12 volts will cause full current to flow limited only by the action of the breaker feeding the controlller.
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