Fuse Protection?

[deltawars]

Can i add a fuse between the driver and diode to protect the diode from over current?

 

[djQUAN]

you can but it won't help. fuses takes many milliseconds to blow which would be like years for a diode experiencing an overcurrent.

 

[deltawars]

dam guess i just have to be careful.

 

[Pi R Squared]

Someone should run some tests on different diodes using fast acting fuses, although I guess that could turn out to be very expensive, anyway if the diode is already over driven to its limit then certainly it wouldn't work.

Alan

 

[Polonium210]

Even if the fuse worked you would now kill the driver...

 

[deltawars]

at least you wouldn't kill the diode and anyway you could always add 2 fuses one between the diode and driver and one between the driver and battery's.