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BrianG · 02.28.2007, 01:13 AM

Actually, Rene told me he was talking about "Trancil diodes". I never heard of these, but it sure sounded like he was talking about zener or avalanche diodes to me. I did a search and came up with nothing. Have you heard of Trancil?

When a neon bulb conducts, isn't it still a relatively low current device since it's just ionizing a gas? If so, I wouldn't think it would have enough of a shunting effect...

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	02.28.2007, 01:13 AM Actually, Rene told me he was talking about "Trancil diodes". I never heard of these, but it sure sounded like he was talking about zener or avalanche diodes to me. I did a search and came up with nothing. Have you heard of Trancil? When a neon bulb conducts, isn't it still a relatively low current device since it's just ionizing a gas? If so, I wouldn't think it would have enough of a shunting effect...