>> But I hope it has a reasonable 
>> allowed reverse voltage ....
> 
> The only way it would act as a protection diode when switching an
> inductive load is if it had a *low* reverse breakdown, and broke
> down before the transistor.

I wasn't referring to protection, I was joking. When the reverse voltage
of the diode is too low it would be an additional limit on top of the
allowed Vce.

Wouter van Ooijen

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