On Mon, 16 Aug 1999 21:30:04 -0500 (CDT), you wrote:
> So, has anyone run across a "weak" bridge rectifier before? It
>seems to be an odd failure mode. Usually these things either open up or
>short out, but I guess every once in a while they could do something in
>between....
It _is_ an uncommon failure mode, to be sure, but it _can_ happen -
especially if they're being run close to their maximum limits (electrically
or thermally). I've seen semiconductors do some odd things in the lab
during temperature testing... (granted, we're "testing" at 125 degrees C,
but...)
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