Re: Interesting relay failure

From: jon@dakota-truck.net
Date: Fri Sep 03 2004 - 10:55:51 EDT


Michael Maskalans <dml@tepidcola.com> wrote:
: On Sep 2, 2004, at 21:28, jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
:> but to see it work only when it wasn't
:> actually switching voltage was a bit unexpected. :-)
:>

: must be a cross from the input to the 'off' trigger, causing that
: electromagnet to stay energized in spite of the input to the 'on'
: trigger, or something along those lines. a notable oddity in any case.

   Yep, I figured something may have come loose inside and the
12v power in the "switched" circuit was bleeding over and affecting
the coil circuit somehow, but it was late and I was pretty much
done thinking for the day. :-)

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                                          -Jon-

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