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02/22/10 14:49
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#173425 - It's not so much the parasitic diodes...
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Oliver Sedlacek said:
I agree with ... Andy that using the parasitic diodes is a bad idea. (sic)

It's not particularly the parasitic diodes that worry me - it's the direct connection to live mains!

... much of the rest of the world uses 230VAC, which is much more hazardous

indeed!



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TopicAuthorDate
Zero crossing detector - technique adoption            01/01/70 00:00      
   Sounds like a bad idea to me!            01/01/70 00:00      
      relying on parasitic diodes            01/01/70 00:00      
         Confusing            01/01/70 00:00      
            I mean            01/01/70 00:00      
            Designing to typical values            01/01/70 00:00      
               what blather            01/01/70 00:00      
      " IDEA ? " - RIDICULOUS            01/01/70 00:00      
         at least for this one            01/01/70 00:00      
         Oh dear:            01/01/70 00:00      
            tough, but true            01/01/70 00:00      
            just caught this one            01/01/70 00:00      
         Idiom            01/01/70 00:00      
            It really is a *very* bad idea!            01/01/70 00:00      
         Don't blindly follow app note            01/01/70 00:00      
            It's not so much the parasitic diodes...            01/01/70 00:00      
               two reasons            01/01/70 00:00      
                  What should I do ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     That won't help at all!            01/01/70 00:00      
                     two wrongs            01/01/70 00:00      
            Most app-notes don't work ... because they're wrong!            01/01/70 00:00      
         This is typical ...            01/01/70 00:00      
            I hate to tell this,...            01/01/70 00:00      
               App engineers not always the sharpest tools in the shed            01/01/70 00:00      
   Unbelievable!!            01/01/70 00:00      

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