Laugh of the Day 3Dec2007

No, the proximity to ground just means it's safe.

No, because fuses contain less magic smoke and therefore are easier to burn out than the device under test.

Yes, and an undergrad the uninsulated wire. :^)

Tim

-- Deep Fryer: A very philosophical monk. Website @

Actually not true. Semiconductors always make better fuses than fuses. (obvious example: "protection" fuses for the output transistors in hi fi amplifiers.)

Ouch. ;-)

No.

1. What size of fuse is recommended to be placed in series with this...

It depends on how big of a flash you want, and whether you want it at the end or at the fuseholder.

More or less - but make sure that the professor (or TA, or whoever's supervising the demo) is holding the bare part when he/she plugs it in. ;-)

Cheers! Rich

Wrong!

I have blown many, many fuses (and have about 700g of silver to prove it) on large Thyristor and IGBT converters - just make a mistake with the synchronisation voltages and .... instant richess ;-) ... while I have maybe

Interesting! We have two opposite cases for magic smoke combustion preference! Perhaps the instance of explosion does not correspond to magic smoke content at all?

Tim

-- Deep Fryer: A very philosophical monk. Website @

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maybe