mosfet mayhem

[ingram0101]

Hello all,

I am having trouble creating a circuit that will switch a 500v DC supply on and off, I have tried but failed.  I confess I don

 

[audioguru2]

Hi Ingram,
Welcome to our forum. ;D
Your Mosfet has 600v and 1.8A max ratings. If you fed its gate +10V to turn it on and 0V to turn it off it should have worked.
What did not work?
What was the load current?
Please post the schematic of the circuit you made with it.

 

[blueroomelectronics]

Should anyone not familiar with 500V electronics be playing with 500V?