socketwench on Nostr: Ooooh! The reason (I think) MosFETs are used as switches in the ground side, rather ...
Ooooh! The reason (I think) MosFETs are used as switches in the ground side, rather than the positive side, is that the load acts as a voltage drop. Since the load comes first in the circuit, the MosFET can to handle a *smaller* load while acting as a switch.
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