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:
As I see it, the thermistor blew because it had too high resistance. You turned on the converter, waited a while and then connected converter leads to battery. And then, POW! During the delay, the thermistor cooled and its resistance increased........
No it did not go POW. That's the whole thing. It only went POW on a restart from starting just fine the first time. So it might even support your theory that it would be better to have low R when the current hits, as it has done with my clamp on last method, which works no problem on the first start.
When I try the clamp on first method and if it goes POW then, that would show having more R at start up is bad, if it is. Only one way to find out.... :)
