At 06:10 PM 12/31/2005 -0500, you wrote:


>The switches we sent back weren't exactly defective, but they had slightly
>higher values of actual wetting current than normal. The act of removin them
>from the system, and the pounding of shipping erased any evidence that might
>have been present.
>
>Ain't hardware fun?

Yup. That's why relays & switches often have *minimum* current ratings on the
contacts.

Interesting that it showed up at a current as high as 2mA, but I suppose
the contact pressure was very slight in a breakage sensor. What was the
approximate voltage on the contact, Dave?

>Best regards,

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