Re: (OT) Storage (8*IDE HDs) any experiences? - diodes

[Peter Bartosch <peter@bartosch.net>]

Hi!


> > at these extremes... the diodes wont help....and the dioes will simply
> > burn up due to the current it has to pass to get to that "voltage"
> > one side being a diode drop ( 0.7v ) across itself..
> > 	- a power mosfet is better suited ...

hmm, mosfet doesn't make sense to me - IIRC they only work like switches 

I think you should use "Shotkey-diods" the largest one i know could pass
200 ampere - and they've less than ~0.4V voltage drop



:wq - until next mail B-), l8r

Peter
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