Hi all,

can a triac be used to switch a higher frequency signal ? By this I mean
asynchronous, on/off switching, probably with DC drive on the gate. Basically is
there anything that prevents a triac from turning off properly when its A1-A2
see maybe 50kHz and 50Vpp ? Power electronics texts yield no clues and triac
manufacturers likely don't test for this at all. I am aware of horizontal
deflection circuits in TV implemented with thyristors (of somewhat special
make), but this is different, I will switch the triacs at a much lower frequency
than the 'power' input.

thanks for any pointers,
Peter P.

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