[Elecraft] Inductive Kick

Carl, I completely agree with you. I have seen 12 volt DC relays produce as much as 1000 volts peak or more when the current to the relay coil was terminated. This term was taught to me as Inductive Kick. When any coil of wire has DC current pass through it, a magnetic field is produced and

Re: [Elecraft] Inductive Kick

...@embarqmail.com Cc: Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 1:11 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Inductive Kick Carl, I completely agree with you. I have seen 12 volt DC relays produce as much as 1000 volts peak or more when the current to the relay coil was terminated. This term