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Re: [TowerTalk] Relay lightening protection

To: donovanf@starpower.net
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Relay lightening protection
From: jimlux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:53:42 -0800
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donovanf@starpower.net wrote:
> This discussion of relay reliability and switching speed is
> irrelevant for a relays in a phased array that should never be hot
> switched.

The reliability issues in the Tyco ap note aren't tied to whether the 
contacts are carrying current.


> 
> The spike suppression components don't need to be outdoors, they can
> be in the control box near the solid state devices being protected.
> 

Indeed.


> 73 Frank W3LPL
> 

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