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Re: Difference between sBitx V3.01 and V3.02 Board

 

I keep seeing all this worry about the finals and gate protection and I get it. I have had the V3 finals in my radio since last May (aprox. 7 months at this point) with no TVS diodes or ESD either and it works perfectly. I know the danger is real, but I also know the finals are pretty inexpensive and my plan was to install TVS diodes when these finals died¡­but they havent for some reason. I use mine for POTA alot (you can find numerous blog posts on my website sharing these events) and I love deploying it. ESPECIALLY with JJ¡¯s newest version of the software with the color coding on the FT8 information.?
All that to say, dont let the lack of gate protection stop you from having fun with your sBitx. I am sure Ashar would agree.

David - WK4DS

On Thu, Nov 21, 2024 at 03:51 Jon via <vu2jo0=[email protected]> wrote:
Joe,

Do they also have electrostatic discharge protection? In fact, this was a question someone else asked me.

73?

Jon, VU2JO

On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 6:39?PM Joel Caulkins/N6ALT via <caulktel=[email protected]> wrote:
On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 05:32 PM, Mike Johnshoy wrote:
Does the board include gate protection on the final MOSFETs?
Yes, there are TVS diodes installed on both the V3.01 and the V3.02 boards.
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Joel
N6ALT
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