Converter In-Rush Thermistors etc, UPDATE -4
UPDATE on 17 Nov, Update 2 on 22 Nov, Update 3 on 16 Jan 14, Update 4 on 19 Oct 14. --------------- In a recent thread there was mention of how you can wreck your gizmo (in my case a converter) ...
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This is obviously a design flaw. I believe everybody in the converter business uses a NTC thermister to limit turn-on current.
Overvoltage has nothing to do with this failure. The device is not a transorb.
Sal
Overvoltage has nothing to do with this failure. The device is not a transorb.
Sal
lorelec wrote:
so many manufacturers rely on the simple thermistor, despite its drawbacks.
EDIT: I might also add that a sustained overvoltage from your generator could also be causing this, but is probably unlikely.
