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Re: [TowerTalk] Yagi lightning protection

To: "Ian White GM3SEK" <g3sek@ifwtech.co.uk>,<towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Yagi lightning protection
From: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Tom Rauch <w8ji@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 05:02:22 -0400
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
> In this particular case, it seems that the relay contacts
were already
> closed, and then were welded together by current flowing
through them.

I assumed they were normally open and floating when the
relay is off. All they do is short out a small loading
inductor. If they are not wired that way, I'd change that
also even if it made the default CW.

73 Tom

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