Re: Power Transistors for SSTCs

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "S & J Young by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<youngs-at-konnections-dot-net>
> 
> To SSTC experimenters,
> 
> Fairchild Semiconductor just announced some new transistors which should be
> useful for SSTCs, flyback drivers, etc.  I quote the announcement from EE
> Times:  Fairchild Semiconductor's next generation of horizontal deflection
> transistor products in ther FJA and FJL lines are bipolar-junction types
> that boast high-voltage capability and fast switching.  The deflection
> transistors are said to be preferable to insulated-gate bipolar transistors
> because of their low cost and faster turnoff switching without a tailing
> characteristic.  The devices meet the needs of color monitors up to a
> switching frequency of 130 kHz in a range of current ratings (10 to 25 A for
> 1,500 V devices, 20 A for 1,700 V devices).  Prices range from 65 cents to
> $1.60 in 1,000 piece quantities."
> 
> Looks like good inexpensive devices as long as your coil resonates at 130
> kHz or lower.
> 
> --Steve

	Do you know a Fairchild distributor?  Sounds as if these would be very
good, if you can find a place to buy small quantities.

Ed