At 12:04 PM 5/25/2008, you wrote:


>They are called Isolated Gates for a reason. What makes you think those
>kickbacks are going to cross back into the gate?

*Insulated* gates, not isolated gates.

> > Most older (pre thyristor) battery chargers are of the variac 
> type, manual or
> > automatic, newer ones are thyristor based. Charge equalization in a series
> > battery is a problem. Nothing is as simple as it seems. The price 
> tags on the
> > items you quoted probably reflect the low production numbers and 
> the man-hours
> > put into fixing the problems that had to be fixed.
>
>Thanks for the encouragement! ;-)
>
>But I'm going to press on. Because at the end of the day my time is
>currently worth less than my dollars. So if I can spend time solving these
>problems instead of spending money, then I'll come out ahead in the end.
>
>BAJ

In knowledge, anyhow. Assuming you have the time, background knowledge,
test equipment and dollars to get all the way to a reliable system.

Best regards,

Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..."            "The Journey is the reward"
speff@interlog.com             Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com
Embedded software/hardware/analog  Info for designers:  http://www.speff.com



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