The reduced lifetime with under-running is only going to be a problem in the intermediate range where the filament is hot enough for tungsten to evaporate but not hot enough for the tungsten halide to be decomposed and redeposited on the filament. Very low duty cycles or very low filament temperatures should not be a problem. John
Sure. Lots of companies, big and small, don't survive their founder generation.
One company survival strategy is to find and hire and mentor some really smart kids. That's fun too. I'm making three ee-senior capstone project pitches this month. I've got a team of five brilliant seniors ready to go on one already.
You could get involved in a local university.
Now *that* is funny.
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The customer specified 200 seconds. They are a government organization that has a very pickey safety review team.
I want it really dead in well under 200 seconds, below 1 volt.
John Larkin Highland Tech Glen Canyon Design Center Lunatic Fringe Electronics
2.4 KJ is about 16 firecrackers or five .45 cal bullets worth of bang.
People would notice if that were shorted.
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