Which of the following statements about the working of SCR is INCORRECT?
A. To open the SCR, reduce the supply voltage to zero
B. Applying small positive voltage to the gate is the normal way to close an SCR because break over voltage is usually much greater than supply voltage
C. There are two ways to turn on the SCR. One of the methods is to keep the gate open and make supply voltage lesser to the break overvoltage
D. An SCR has two states i.e., either it does not conduct, or it conducts heavily. Therefore, SCR behaves like a switch
Answer: Option C
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