>
> On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, Kevin Krauel wrote:
>
> > Rick Miller <rick@DIGALOGSYS.COM> wrote ...
> >
> > >[ ... ]
> > >
> > >Something important to remember though is that you don't want to
> > >leave a DC bias sitting on the piezo!
> >
> > Why?  Do you think a constant DC bias will damage a piezo?
>
> Yes.
>

Could you please elaborate, and give some details on why?
Frankly I'd much rather beleive the pezio manufacturers manual,
which indicates constand DC is not a problem, that and my knowledge
of the physics of these devices.


> Rick Miller, Design Engineer, Digalog Systems, Inc.
>


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