Robert, I was curious. I appreciate it. It is going to be a noisy night. We=20 have six inches of heavy wet snow on the roof. The temperature is high=20 enough that the snow is melting and sliding off of the roof. Every time=20 some slides off, it goes ka womp on to the ground. Very loud. Thanks, rich! On 2/7/2015 10:19 PM, Robert Dvoracek wrote: > ---------------------------------------- >> Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2015 22:13:06 -0600 >> From: mechanic_2@charter.net >> To: piclist@mit.edu >> Subject: Re: [EE] N Channel MOSFETs...again >> >> Robert, >> I have a question. Since these are protection diodes won't the FET >> be blown if you leave them out and it turns out that your design needs t= hem? >> Thanks, >> rich! > Yes, it very well could. > That is why testing and experimentation is so important, especially oscil= loscope testing to look for those transients. > > Cheers, > Robert =09 --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .