MELF package used for diodes and resistors is a glass tube, so the die is v=
isible and can be affected by light.


Jean-Paul
AC9GH


> On Mar 19, 2015, at 8:39 AM, Peter Onion <peter.onion@btinternet.com> wro=
te:
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> Do try to keep up at the back :-)
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> PeterO   (Yes, THE PeterO)
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> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: V G <veegee@veegee.org>
>> To: PICLIST <piclist@mit.edu>
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>> Sent: Thursday, 19 March 2015, 2:01
>> Subject: [EE] Xenon flashes/long wave high-intensity light causes the	Ra=
spberry Pi 2 SMPS chip to glitch
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>> http://www.raspberrypi.org/xenon-death-flash-a-free-physics-lesson/
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>> Not sure if this has been posted here before, but I was looking to buy o=
ne
>> of these today and came across this post.
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>> Also, it's supposed to be $35. Why is it ~$45 everywhere I look?
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