In a message dated 98-03-23 17:53:21 EST, rdew@el.nec.com writes: << Stan, Clearly you only considered a few of the semi-cons. >> Which ones? What do you call a nun that's had a sex-change operation? A trans-sister, what else? :-) << Others just stop working >> You pass enough current through any semi-conductor, it will short, I do believe. And, see below. << while still others pass anything above the manufacturer design max. >> It will short, then it will fry so bad because of the heat from that, that it will eventually open. << Your lack of desire to learn ... >> 'Straw-man' argument. << ... indicates a possible reason why you don't seem to understand ... >> I'll allow our fellow cypherpunks (in particular, the ones with enough guts to use a name instead of 'anom' :-) ) to decide for themselves if they think I understand or not. << At my age, I forget some ... >> So what's your age, the tube age? So, you don't really know anything about semi-conductors, do you? ;-) Stan, Stan and the Sequencers http://members.aol.com/StanSquncr/ Brave Combo on our gig in Houston this Friday night (their website, newletter page, Hot Dates) - "This show will feature a surprise guest opening the show. Don't miss it. Seriously, don't miss it. ... "