That makes sense; sort of like repeatedly hitting a ceramic plate with a 
small hammer........?

Mark

Wouter van Ooijen wrote:
>> Is it power dissipation? Is it actual voltage?
>>     
>
> I'm no expert, but I would guess the failure mechanism to be breaking 
> due to instantaneous power. So a low duty cycle will not help.
>
>   
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