Hi to all.  Too busy to read the list much lately, but good to see you
are all working hard ;-)

My Question:
Quenching diodes for relays.  I've put 4 relays on a PCB, and currently
use 1n4004 diodes to quench the reverse emf when the relay is shut down.
I can't even find any advice in H&H's "Art of Electronics".

The relays draw 100mA at 12V.  Can I use a 1n914?

Any pointers to heuristics, books etc appreciated.

regards


Gary Gaskell                         Cooperative Research Centre for
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