From: rdew@el.nec.com (Bob De Witt)
To: StanSquncr@aol.com
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Message ID: <199803232252.OAA08217@yginsburg.el.nec.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1998-03-23 22:53:58 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 14:53:58 -0800 (PST)
From: rdew@el.nec.com (Bob De Witt)
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 14:53:58 -0800 (PST)
To: StanSquncr@aol.com
Subject: Re: UPSs
Message-ID: <199803232252.OAA08217@yginsburg.el.nec.com>
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Stan,
Clearly you only considered a few of the semi-cons. Others just stop
working, while still others pass anything above the manufacturer design
max. Your lack of desire to learn indicates a possible reason why you
don't seem to understand ...
At my age, I forget some ... What is that old adage about leading a
horse to water, but you can't make him read? or something like that!
Bob De Witt,
rdew@el.nec.com
The views expressed herein are my own,
and are not attributable to any other
source, be it employer, friend or foe.
> From StanSquncr@aol.com Fri Mar 20 14:43:46 1998
> From: StanSquncr <StanSquncr@aol.com>
> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 16:50:55 EST
> To: rdew@el.nec.com, spectre@anthrax.net, cypherpunks@toad.com
> Mime-Version: 1.0
> Subject: Re: UPSs
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> In a message dated 98-03-20 16:04:24 EST, rdew@el.nec.com writes:
>
> << If your surge protector is a semi-conductor, it probably will be
> self-limiting. That is, it will reach a maximum block, and pass
> whatever is above that. >>
>
> Yes, but what you fail to point out, is the reason it will pass everything, it
> will have been blown (shorted, most likely).
>
> So, because you failed to point this out, I figure the rest of your response
> isn't worth responding to.
>
> Stan
>
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