> 2. use opto isolator to drive your replay never connect direct

So I would assume something like NEC/CEL PS2502-4 (Quad opto isolator
darlington) should work fine?  I'd still need 4 diodes to put across the
coils for when the field collapses... would any simple diode array IC work?

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