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Re: What is the 'Clamp' fuse?
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 8/27/2007 7 Replies

Help??

Well maybe, and maybe not.

Basically, you can use a silicon (normal) diode as a clamp to keep the voltage no more than the forward bias voltage (about 0.6V) above ground. It will not protect against high negative voltages, though - unless you use an... Login to read more.

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