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On 10/17/2014 8:17 PM, mroberds@att.net wrote:
diode can shorten life
http://web.archive.org/web/20110104003731/http://relays.tycoelectronics.com/appnotes/app_pdfs/13c3264.pdf
(sorry if this is a dupe)
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In sci.electronics.components DaveC <invalid@invalid.net> wrote:
I have a 12V SPST cube relay in my junque box. The diagram molded into
the relay's housing includes a component connected in parallel with
the coil which looks suspiciously like a resistor. [...]
What is the purpose of this resistor?
It suppresses the inductive spike when the relay turns off. See page
3 of the Tyco application note
http://www.te.com/commerce/DocumentDelivery/DDEController?Action=srchrtrv&DocNm=Automotive_Relay_Applications&DocType=CS&DocLang=EN
or
http://www.te.com/commerce/DocumentDelivery/DDEController?Action=srchrtrv&DocNm=Automotive_Relay_Applications&DocType=CS&DocLang=EN
or even
http://is.gd/uGsYcA
I knew you could get automotive relays with nothing, a diode, or a
resistor across the coil, but I'd never heard before that any of these
shorten the life of the relay. I wonder what the mechanism is... does
it damage the coil winding insulation, or does it try to move the
armature a little, or what?
Matt Roberds
diode can shorten life
http://web.archive.org/web/20110104003731/http://relays.tycoelectronics.com/appnotes/app_pdfs/13c3264.pdf
(sorry if this is a dupe)