XPost: sci.electronics, sci.electronics.basics, sci.electronics.design   
   From: philallison@tpg.com.au   
      
   "John Fields"   
      
   > I just pulled a random 1N5817 out of stock, put 1.000 milliamps   
   > through it and measured 0.1383 volts across it.   
      
      
   **  But you well knew that Motorola describe them as having  " Extremely low   
   Vf "  -   now  didn't you ??   
      
   http://www.onsemi.com/pub_link/Collateral/1N5817-D.PDF   
      
      
   BTW:   
      
    how hot did you make it get first ?   
      
      
   ....  Phil   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)