[Elecraft] K3 inline fuse

David Cutter d.cutter at ntlworld.com
Fri Aug 13 11:01:37 EDT 2010


A transistor is the fastest fuse on 3 legs, beats a 2-legged fuse any day.

David
G3UNA

> I like to tell the story about a series of tests we did when I worked at 
> Fairchild, in
> Silicon Valley.  Our little VHF silicon transistors were very expensive, 
> and quite
> fragile.  We tested many fuses to identify which one(s) would be suitable 
> protection
> for the transistors.  To summarize:  transistors are a very effective way 
> of protecting
> fuses!
>
> 73,
>
> George T Daughters, K6GT
> CU in the California QSO Party (CQP)
> October 2-3, 2010 



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