Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] PWM Controllers

[Subscuba@aol.com]

Nuge,

My apologies.

I have the same problem you do where I work, maybe this will help:

FET = Field Effect Transistor

IGBT = Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor

SCR = Silicon Controlled Rectifier

PWM = Pulse Width Modulation as opposed to PDM or PAM

SOL = Silicon On the Level

POS = Piece of Silicon

AREA = Arial Resources Evaluation Area

DOA = Dead On Appearance

LT = Low Level Transistor

MRE = Maybe Ready to Eat

Engineers are used to acronyms and are reluctant to show their ignorance and don't ask what the acronyms stand for, it helps keep everybody confused. Sometimes a desirable goal. Otherwise everybody would know what they are doing.

Have Fun,

Ken Martindale

>     Would someone mind yelling down to the little people and explaining what exactly FET's, SCR's, IGBT's ARE?  And perhaps a nod in the direction of where one can pick up the basics of what is being talked about?  My LT told me I had to help with the MRE's because the cook was AWOL, and if I don't figure this out I'll be SOL and my sub will be DOA. 
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>    Thanks, 
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> Nuge