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Re: Buzzing relays? Anyone help?




Rodney,

Cut'n'Paste from Maplins below, would the 1N4004 be OK for this?
I'm not sure what the 'case sytle' is like? Normal diode shaped?

Lee



Type   Case     PIV     IF     Max VF drop     Max IR
Style     V       A     (V @ A)        (ľA @ V)
BY127      D015    1250     1     <1.1V @ 1A     <10ľA @ 1250V
1N4001     D041      50     1     <1.1V @ 1A     <10ľA @ 50V
1N4002     D041     100     1     <1.1V @ 1A     <10vA @ 100V
1N4003     D041     200     1     <1.1V @ 1A     <10ľA @ 200V
1N4004     D041     400     1     <1.1V @ 1A     <10ľA @ 400V
1N4005     D041     600     1     <1.1V @ 1A     <10ľA @ 600V
1N4006     D041     800     1     <1.1V @ 1A     <10ľA @ 800V
1N4007     D041    1000     1     <1.1V @ 1A     <10ľA @ 1000V
1N5400     D027      50     3     <1.1V @ 3A     <10ľA @ 50V
1N5401     D027     100     3     <1.1V @ 3A     <10ľA @ 100V
1N5402     D027     200     3     <1.1V @ 3A     <10ľA @ 200V
1N5404     D027     400     3     <1.1V @ 3A     <10ľA @ 400V
1N5406     D027     600     3     <1.1V @ 3A     <10ľA @ 600V
1N5407     D027     800     3     <1.1V @ 3A     <10ľA @ 800V
1N5408     D027    1000     3     <1.1V @ 3A     <10ľA @ 1000V
P600A      P6        50     6     <0.9V @ 6A     <25ľA @ 50V
P600D      P6       200     6     <0.9V @ 6A     <25ľA @ 200V
P600J      P6       600     6     <0.9V @ 6A     <25ľA @ 600V

Rodney Hall wrote:

> Try putting a 1 amp 400v rectifier diode in series with the relay
coil.
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