Following from my Mosfet problem, I do not trust these little devices for real world HARD work anymore.
Question: Could I use a "Gate Turn Off" (GTO) Thyristor ?
It seems the power supply will be much more elaborate requiring a +V/0V/-V supply to turn the darn self-latching GTO off. Apparently they require -V at about 20% current of the load current to turn off. Like Jeremy Clarkson says "some say..." it has very fast switching (on/off) times. However, will the GTO respond to 4kHz PWM at various duties ?
Cat amongst the pigeons or latteral thinking ? Your thoughts highly sought after and appreciated.
Manie
Question: Could I use a "Gate Turn Off" (GTO) Thyristor ?
It seems the power supply will be much more elaborate requiring a +V/0V/-V supply to turn the darn self-latching GTO off. Apparently they require -V at about 20% current of the load current to turn off. Like Jeremy Clarkson says "some say..." it has very fast switching (on/off) times. However, will the GTO respond to 4kHz PWM at various duties ?
Cat amongst the pigeons or latteral thinking ? Your thoughts highly sought after and appreciated.
Manie