That is correct. A current limiting diode is in reality a FET trasistor which has the gate shorted to the source, and it is rated according to it's Iss. If you do not connect the gate to anything, it will rise in current and be very unstable. You can actually put a voltage on the gate of the transistor and change it's limit current, you can go down to almost 0, and up slightly, but you are limited to abour .5 volt on the gate going up, since beyond that the gate source diode of the FET will be forward biased and start conducting.
Marshall V wrote: > Hi Ode, > > the spec sheet on mine showed you had to connect two of the legs together. > > Take care, > V > > > One of the legs is just an anchor and orientation device. > > Take a ohm meter and see which ones do what or download the Adobe specs > > by googling the part number. > > > Ode > > > At 11:13 AM 10/13/2006 -0700, you wrote: > > >>Hey V, or other helpful brethren and sistern, I should have asked about > >>the 3 leads too. Which 2 leads do I have to short together? And as for > >>surface mounting,; do I get a circuit board at Radio Shack or somesuch to > >>help wire/mount? How do I know it'll fit, take it with me and try it on? > >>I am pre ice-age. Mammoth soup anyone? > >>Maz > > >>V <vzo...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >>>Well the ones Max had had three metal legs ( leads) they are made for > >>>surface mounting and you haver to short two of the leads together. > > >>How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. > > >>No virus found in this incoming message. > >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >>Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.3/474 - Release Date: 10/13/2006 > > -- > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> >
