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Re: Parallel Port Relay

Posted by Jon Elson
on 1999-07-04 15:49:01 UTC
David Johnson wrote:

> From: "David Johnson" <dcjohnsn@...>
>
> You are correct in what I am trying to accomplish. I will give this a try
> on Monday and see what happens. Will I still need the diode with a solid
> state relay?

No, the diode is only to protect the transistor from the inductive voltage
spike caused by turning off an electro-mechanical relay. No need for it
on a solid state relay.

Jon

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David Johnson 1999-07-04 09:39:04 UTC Parallel Port Relay Jon Elson 1999-07-04 15:49:01 UTC Re: Parallel Port Relay David Johnson 1999-07-05 09:15:21 UTC Re: Parallel Port Relay