Re: PlasmaSonic II SSTC Board SALE $25.00 EACH or $45.00 for TWO

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Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <electrontube-at-sbcglobal-dot-net> 

Were the IRFP460's frying because you were running them with the plasma
sonic?

Regards - Jim Mitchell

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Subject: Re: PlasmaSonic II SSTC Board SALE $25.00 EACH or $45.00 for TWO


 > Original poster: Finn Hammer <f-h-at-c.dk>
 >
 > All,
 >
 > I`m from Denmark, it is Kurt who is Swiss.
 >
 > About FET`s, as always the best prices are found on E-Bay, I got some
quite
 > increadible deals there, which allowed me to fry 50 IRF460 before I got a
 > full bridge to run reliably. But that source has dried out, it would
appear.
 > Another possibility is:
 > http://www.dalbani.co.uk/index.php
 > He sells the 460`s for 2.70 UKP not sure if he`s got the IXYS`s.
 > Certainly, both Farnell and RS-Components are prohibitively expensive,
 > asking an outrageus 15 quid apiece.
 >
 > Cheers, Finn Hammer
 >
 > Tesla list wrote:
 > >Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>
 > >I believe Finn Hammer (switzerland i think) found a second source for an
 > >alternative FET (same package) for
 > >a reasonable price over there in Europe.
 > >Dan
 > >
 > >  >Secondly, I'm not sure where you got the $80.00 from, but that figure
 > >is  >clearly incorrect.  You can purchase IXFN44N50 MOSFETs from
 > >  >Future Active Electronics for $18.50 each.  Its not much more
expensive
 > >than  >something like the IRF460
 > >I think those MOSFET bricks are a lot more expensive outside of the US.
 > >I've not seen them below about $80 equivalent here in Blighty. Whereas
 > >IRFP460s are $5 each, or $40 for a tube of 25 if you know the right
 > >people ;) So I prefer to buy the IRFP460s and treat them as cannon
 > >fodder 8-o
 > >Steve C.
 > >
 >
 >
 >
 >