On Tue, 10 May 2005 09:06:09 -0700, "John Smith"
wrote:

if the REV current goes
up though its' led--it starves the FWD from some of its' current--so as you
see one led get brighter--you see the other grow dimmer (kewl to show to cb
buddies grin)

But, seriously, even more desirable, is you don't need to pay any attention
to the direction in which you insert it into the line....

Ummmm, How do you know which is FWD? Yeah, I know, for CBers, they
can look at the gear shift.

Your description:
but, under test conditions something made the FET fail
is the longstanding suggestion to tune for maximum smoke.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC