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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Salvo wrote:
The point is, the circuit in question has only 36 J. It takes 300J for the part to fly apart. And it is flying apart. 1/2CV^2 has nothing to do with the failure!
Sal
LOL...
You have no idea how much energy the thermistor is dissipating without monitoring the thermal curves (the thermal time constant is 194 seconds which equates to a 63% change in temperature), the ambient temperature, or the case temperature...
You are just speculating and are not looking at the details of operation.
