The ampacity of the leads seems suspect. From: Chris Fabien Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 7:55 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Diode Current
It ends up being a question if how well you can get the heat out of the device and what the actual duty cycle will be in application. In a previous life i worked on brushless motor controls that could draw up to 150 amps at 12VDC (automotive application). It used very compact devices like these, even smaller actually, the whole controller could be about the size of a donut. The thermal design and duty cycle control was critical and took considerable engineering resources. On Jul 7, 2016 7:02 PM, "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: Looking for BFD for a battery charger in Digi-Key. After putting in filters for diodes that will do 100-200 amps, one of the devices that came up was this: http://www.infineon.com/dgdl/IDW100E60_V2_1.pdf?folderId=db3a304412b407950112b408e8c90004&fileId=db3a304412b407950112b438da286bba Look at the case, and the leads. Can you imagine 150 amps not making this thing explode? I am having a hard time believing it. I don’t believe it. But there are others with a similar package with similar currents.
