>
>
> The guaranteed switching time for the 1N4148 is 4 nS. The switching time
> for a unidirectional TVS
> is less than 1 pS; I calculate that to be 4000 times faster.


But if your transistor can be made to switch off in a time of about a
microsecond, neither of these will matter.
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