Re: Measuring "high" voltage

From: kensmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Ken Smith)
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 01:03:28 +0000 (UTC)

In article <liq2d2hevhdlikaofra4bepii6siris4vs@xxxxxxx>,
Phat Bytestard <phatbytestard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Wed, 2 Aug 2006 13:46:03 +0000 (UTC), kensmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Ken
Smith) Gave us:

Fortunately, the diodes fail shorted, usually.

Diodes typically fail shorted. Diodes caused to fail by means of HV
can also fail open.

"can" vs "usually"

I think it is really the high current pulse that opens them not th ehigh
voltage as such.

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