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Free Wheeling Diode

10/26/2006 7:48 AM

Is it necessary to use a free wheeling diode along with metal oxide varistor (MOV)?

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Re: Free Wheeling Diode

10/26/2006 10:19 AM

In order to do what?

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Re: Free Wheeling Diode

10/26/2006 1:23 PM

No!

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Re: Free Wheeling Diode

10/26/2006 2:30 PM

No, definately not. Who told you you should use one in the first place? What's your application?

I wouldn't recommend it when the MOV is across an ac supply either .

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Re: Free Wheeling Diode

12/08/2006 6:22 AM

hi everybody ,would you tell me the difination of the free weeling diod please?

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