On Oct 5, 2004, at 5:39 AM, Jinx wrote:

> Reason for the circuit is to reduce power consumption because of
> the higher resistance of the 24V coil. Testing so far shows a 60%
> saving, and the armature is held fairly securely
>

Can't you get the same power savings with as 12V relay and a series
resistor?  Get reliable pullin using a cap in parallel with the
resistor, or something like that.  Seems simpler...

BillW

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