I thought that was why they put a diode across a relay coil. Can you put a diode across the contacts?
73 from Ed Richards K6UUZ Simi Valley, CA. Home of Ronald Reagan Library On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:27:00 -0500 Geoff/W5OMR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Donald Sanders wrote: > > Geoff, what did you use? a .01at 1600 volts across the contacts> > > Honestly, Don, I never got around to fixing that. I've been using > the > plate switch on the front of the Viking II. > > The PLAN was, to toggle the PTT line from a computer, that was > operated > remotely via the internet. > > It worked for a while but as I stated, the resulting back emf spark > > across the contacts ate 'em up pretty quick. In a matter of a few > days, > as I recall. > > That might be something to work on again, today. I was looking for > a > small'ish project to get into before I attend a social function this > > afternoon at 3pm. > > -- > Driving your AM Rig without a scope, > is like driving your car at night, without headlights. (K4KYV) > > -- > 73 = Best Regards, > -Geoff/W5OMR > > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
