by Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Apr 22, 2008 at 07:25 PM
Iain Churches wrote:
> Further to the discussion on heater current liming in an adjacent
> thread, it has just been suggested to me by e-mail that a
current-limiting
> diode like the 1N5292 might be a good place to start.
>
> http://www.datasheetcatalog.org/datasheet/microsemi/SA5-47.pdf
>
> Any ideas?
No use whatever as it has no useful current value of use here (max of
4.7mA).
Plus they need at least 2V across them before they regulate effectively.
They are typically AIUI simply jfets with the gate internally hard-wired
to
the source so the current limit is Idss.
Graham
