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Re: Topband: TX relays

To: Tom W8JI <w8ji@w8ji.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: TX relays
From: Mike Waters <mikewate@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2014 13:18:58 -0500
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Ahhh yes. Thanks. I didn't think of that. :-)

73, Mike
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On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 12:33 PM, Tom W8JI <w8ji@w8ji.com> wrote:

> ... I was thinking of seriesing the contacts on two of these relays, if
>> necessary.
>>
>>
> If you series the contacts the voltages across open contacts divides by
> the capacitances between the contacts and everything around the contacts.
>
> It is like connecting a bunch of unequal value capacitors in series
> without using any equalizing components to force equal voltage division.
>
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