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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westend wrote:
The time constant of 194 seconds does not seem to be right, as least from my minimal understanding. Maybe I'm reading this wrong.:?
For energized values of the thermistor , the dissipation constant is used to estimate the change in R based on a change in power and temperature.
However, the change in power related to a change in resistance is non-linear which means it will be difficult to estimate.
