Our newspaper had an article on that.
Also, for model rockets, burning up an ordinary resistor can be used as a
super-cheap ignitor.
Best---
Ron

John Larkin wrote in message
...
On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 18:30:06 +0100, Jorgen Lund-Nielsen
wrote:

Henry Kiefer wrote:
Hi all -

After my first thread going from "standard" cheap parts for up to vhf
frequency to a discussion about the usefulness of Spice simulator......
I
try it another time hopefully get attention of frustrated co-readers:

For example the rechtifier diode 1N4007 can be used as a rf switching
diode,
for example as rx/tx-switch. This is because it is a pin structure
diode.
This type is cheap and you can get it almost everywhere. It shows good
performance for the price. Surely for high-end you should do it with
another
type tuned to the application it is made for. But anyway it works in
some
circuits.

Do you know of other interesting devices or circuits good for misuse?

Best regards -
Henry

Tuner Switching Diodes like the european BA244 (NOT PIN-Diodes!) work
well as medium fast Step Recovery Diodes.

Jorgen


I know a guy who uses surface-mount resistors as explosive detonators.

John