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[Jeff Young <jeff@xxxxxxxxx>]

I was thinking that but decided I must just be too much of a MOSFET-head.  (Well, at least when I can’t find a suitable JFET.)

> On 31 Aug 2020, at 17:37, Seth Hillbrand <seth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 9:30 AM Marco Ciampa <ciampix@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ciampix@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 07:08:51AM -0700, Seth Hillbrand wrote:
> > There are a couple reasons not to change the term from "Power" to "Supply".
> > First,  we have symbol libraries with the "Power" term.  Changing the
> > software to "Supply" would need to include changing the library.  Second,
> > the term "Supply" in electrical engineering is reserved.  It refers to a
> > direction of current.  It is the pair of "Drain".
> 
> clear & right
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> My apologies.  I wrote this before finishing my coffee.  The pairs (in english) are "Source" and "Drain" not "Supply" and "Drain".  But the first reason is valid.
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