Thanks... -----Original Message----- From: pic microcontroller discussion list [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of M. Adam Davis Sent: 13 April 2002 10:25 PM To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: Re: [EE]:High power DC switching.. Most of these use parallel, matched mosfets. There are homebrew electric cars on the net - most of them stick with manufactured controllers, but some have built their own. One recently mentioned (I think on this list since he's using a pic) uses two very large DC motors... Google for it. (I love when a company name becomes a verb!) -Adam Dave King wrote: > At 08:26 PM 4/13/02 +0200, you wrote: > >> I can't find any Mosfets that can handle 200-300V. The problem is not to >> source them but to find a suitable part. (Keep in mind the 20A) >> >> Thanks >> Kevin > > > You didn't happen to run across anything that might handle about > 150-200A? ;-] > > I just got asked if I could build a controller for a older electric > car. It > uses a big > honking (technical electrical car term ....) stainless steel coil that > operate as a > cross between a rheostat and a heat sink. Very inefficient to say the > least. > > Dave > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > > > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics