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INDUCTIVE KICK BACK

INDUCTIVE KICK BACK

INDUCTIVE KICK BACK

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How does one design an RC snubber circuit for a 120VAC solenoid valve so I do not fry some switch contacts when I de-energized the coil? Would I need to get the inductance from the manufactory or can I specify a MOV and how?

RE: INDUCTIVE KICK BACK

Have a look at Evox-Rifa's rather useful application note.

http://www.evoxrifa.com/cap_catalog/rc_units/gen_info_rc.pdf

At 120V AC any half-decent relay should be able to switch a solenoid coil without excessive contact damage. Why do you anticipate a problem?
 

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  Sometimes I only open my mouth to swap feet...

RE: INDUCTIVE KICK BACK

MOVs work well BUT!!!

They only work for so many cycles.  They waste less energy than snubbers.  If your coil changes states a couple of thousand times a year MOVs are the ticket.  If your relays shift a hundred times a day... You need a snubber.

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Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com

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