[sdiy] SSM2164 protection

[Neil Johnson]

David,

>> A possible solution...
>>
>> http://www.richieburnett.co.uk/temp/protect.GIF
>
> That looks like a nice solution, but that zener is going to be a current
> pig.  You wouldn't want one of those on every module with a 2164 on it!

What sort of current would expect to be flowing through the zener?
Shouldn't be more than a few mA, just enough to turn on hard the
transistor.

Neil
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