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   Message 10,847 of 12,750   
   John KD5YI to Jamie   
   Re: LED on Photodiode step response   
   12 Apr 11 19:19:03   
   
   XPost: sci.electronics.design   
   From: sophi.2@invalid.org   
      
   On 4/12/2011 7:10 PM, Jamie wrote:   
   > John wrote:   
   >> On 4/11/2011 9:46 PM, Phil Hobbs wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> What would happen if they were reverse biased by about a volt or so at   
   >>>> turn-off time? Would that help?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> John   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> It might. Trying to speed up a LED is a bit like lipstick on a pig, of   
   >>> course.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Great! Now I have to clean coffee spray off my monitor screen.   
   >>   
   >> John   
   >>   
   > Better than Skoal on your screen!   
   >   
   > Jamie   
      
   So true. I'm glad I gave up tobacco years ago. Life is much easier,   
   screen wise anyway.   
      
   John   
      
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