Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19980930161044.00707bb8@olsusa.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 16:10:44 -0400
To: lancair.list@olsusa.com
From: Marvin Kaye <marvkaye@olsusa.com>
Subject: Re: arc suppression
In-Reply-To: <19980930184458.AAA23350@truman.olsusa.com>
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Posted for Tom McReynolds <tomcat@gigapixel.com>

Ed Armstrong wrote:
>Ignition switches have big
>contacts. I tried to find some diodes that terminate with braided wire and
>ring terminals like an ignition capacitor and had no luck. If anyone else
>finds this, please let us know.

What about the diodes used in power supplies? The rectifiers are usually
potted in a big block of plastic with lugs coming out of them. Are any of
those
diodes correct electrically?

        -Tom