At 3/10/2008 19:41, you wrote: > >Thanks, >I finally figured this critter out last night. I found the P/N on that SCR >barely readable, but there. It was the 2N681, that Astron told be it was. >Further checking shows it to be 25V/25A. Light! That's probably why they >went to that 50V/65A unit that crosses to nothing!
I vaguely recall that the Astron supplies fold back the current when the output is shorted, so at least as far as continuous current rating goes it probably doesn't need to handle 50 A. Still, the initial surge is going to be at least 50 A. Bob NO6B
