[TCML] SISG Damage Report

piranha piranha at drsstc.com
Mon May 19 20:29:20 MDT 2008


Hi Bart,

I never ran up and grabbed them to check :D

But I think they were running VERY "stone cold" in all cases as far as I 
know...  "I" have never seen a hot SIDAC...  SIDACSs are either full on 
or off so heating "should" not be an issue as far as I know.  But if the 
board is "on fire", strange things might happen :D

Terry


bartb wrote:
> Thanks Terry,
>
> I was looking for this connection but never saw it in the data sheet 
> and could only guess. It's now obvious.
>
> BTW, do you remember significant heating on the Sidac's with any of 
> the Piranha setups? I've got to assume someone must have noticed 
> heating or not by now. If heat-sinks are helpful, then I'm thinking 
> that due to Mark Dunn's 12 Sidac setup along the board edge would make 
> mounting a single ribbed Al bar across all 12 with a single insulation 
> strip to isolate each Sidac very easy and plenty of mechanical strength.
>
> Bart
>



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