Re: SCR instead of MOSFET?

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Original poster: "Luc by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ludev-at-videotron.ca>

Hi Matt,

Normal SCR turn off only when the current going true them go lo
and the bigger they are the slower they are, much too slow for
high frequency.

This is true 2 or 3 years ago but Mfr. work a lot on them lately
may be with some new unit it could be done but they probably are expensive???

Cheers,

Luc Benard 

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Fucian-at-aol-dot-com>
> 
> Hi all, i am wondering if an SCR would work as well as a MOSFET?Since these
> MOSFETs have SO many ways to die, maybe an SCR would do better?I have some
> big SCRs.Studs and hockey puck types.So they can take WAY more than a
> MOSFET.And all i got to worry about is CEMF.Is there any reason why it
> shouldnt work?
> 
> Thanks,
> Matt