[SI-LIST] Re: inrush current

  • From: Muhamed Semic <Muhamed.Semic@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "kevin.g.rhoads@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <kevin.g.rhoads@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "sunil_bharadwaz@xxxxxxxxx" <sunil_bharadwaz@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 16:16:25 +0000

Can you power up board in stages or alternatively you can add serial resistor 
to minimise the in rush current.

Regards,
M. Semic

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Sent: 05 March 2013 15:24
To: sunil_bharadwaz@xxxxxxxxx
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Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: inrush current

One bipolar, two diodes and a resistor and you have a fast acting current 
limiting circuit -- would that do for a fix?


On 3/5/2013 9:57 AM, sunil bharadwaz wrote:
> Hi All ,
> We are facing in rush current  issues in one of our boards .
> The board is rated for about 500 mA .However , it draws about 1200 mA 
> for short duration of 40 to 50 usec.
> 
> Adding a Load switch at the Power Source input is not
> 
> helping much (not as much as required ) .
> 
> 
> Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome on this issue.
> 
> Thanks much in Advance !!
> 
> Regards
> Sunil.
> 
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