Geoff, what did you use? a .01at 1600 volts across the contacts>
Healthfully yours,
Don W4BWS
> Geoff/W5OMR wrote:
>
> Er... that is to say, when the relay is 'relaxed', and no current
> flowing through it's coil, the contacts are closing a circuit. It
> doesn't matter if it's AC or DC, you gotta get the resulting arc
> off of those relay contacts, otherwise, bye-bye relay.
> I found this out the hard way, when I didn't put some sort of
> capacitor across the relay contacts of a PTT modification on
> one of my Viking II's. Didn't take long for 600v @ 180mA
> to eat those contacts alive!
>
> --
> Driving your AM Rig without a scope,
> is like driving your car at night, without headlights. (K4KYV)
>
> --
> 73 = Best Regards,
> -Geoff/W5OMR
>
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