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|    Bob Engelhardt to John Larkin    |
|    Re: MOSFET switch - sanity check    |
|    19 Aug 18 17:50:55    |
      From: BobEngelhardt@comcast.net              On 8/18/2018 11:40 PM, John Larkin wrote:       > The problem with using AC switches in DC circuits is the hazard of       > sustained arcing when the switch opens. That's not going to happen if       > you use a 120 volt AC switch at 12 volts              I have experienced the AC-switch-DC=arcing and even though it was years       ... decades ago, I am sensitive to the problem. Too much so, I guess.       My switch is actually 250v rated for my current, so I'm even safer.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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