02 dec 03 hello everyone, Pls let me know if 1N 4148 diode can be used @ following conditions: Surge current : 1A, Duty cycle : 5% , freq. :100KHz. Datasheet mentions surge current only in non repetitive mode. i.e Device confroms to surge current of 4A , time duration :1uS AND surge current of 1A , time duration:1ms Pls let me know if this is possible based on some mathematical formulaes or ur experience.. with sincere regards munish gupta INDIA ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu