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6V at 100W is about 17A and you can expect a turn-on surge of perhaps 10x that.

A Darlington, even if you could drive it, would eat 15-20% of your voltage (datasheet says it could drop as much as 4V at 25A and meet specs!).

I suggest you use a fat MOSFET. For example, a PSMN1R1-30PL

6V at 100W is about 17A and you can expect a turn-on surge of perhaps 10x that.

A Darlington, even if you could drive it, would eat 15-20% of your voltage (datasheet says it could drop as much as 4V at 25A and meet specs!).

I suggest you use a fat MOSFET.

6V at 100W is about 17A and you can expect a turn-on surge of perhaps 10x that.

A Darlington, even if you could drive it, would eat 15-20% of your voltage (datasheet says it could drop as much as 4V at 25A and meet specs!).

I suggest you use a fat MOSFET. For example, a PSMN1R1-30PL

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Spehro 'speff' Pefhany
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6V at 100W is about 17A and you can expect a turn-on surge of perhaps 10x that.

A Darlington, even if you could drive it, would eat 15-20% of your voltage (datasheet says it could drop as much as 4V at 25A and meet specs!).

I suggest you use a fat MOSFET.