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From: Winfield Hill <hill@rowland.harvard.edu>
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Subject: Re: Finding 100A TVS diode?
Date: 6 Feb 2017 12:47:12 -0800
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Spare Change wrote...
>
>BZW6-26, 26v TVS unidirectional diode, through-hole, obsolete, n/a.
>
>The original datasheet says that the 600W peak pulse power is measured over 
>10/1000 uS waveform, but the 100A forward surge current is spec’d over 1/2 
>cycle of 60 Hz sine:
>
>http://diotec.com/tl_files/diotec/files/pdf/datasheets/bzw065v8
>
>All replacements I see, the surge current is nowhere near 100A or is spec’d 
>at 10/1000 uS waveform.
>
>Surely the original isn’t all that unique a part...? Anyone know of a 
>direct replacement?

 Fagor (my TVS favorite) uses the same spec.   So
 does ST.  Try the -28 version for distributor
 inventory.   Fagor's slightly larger 5kp version,
 8.7 x 9 mm, is rated for 500A surge.  There are
 larger ones available. 


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