Re: diodes for spike supression on SU fuel pumps.

[wbrown@csg.lbl.gov (Bill Brown)]

rodb@ee.ubc.ca sez:

> The diode is used on most new SU pumps.  It is connected in series with the
                                                              ^^^^^^
> pump coil and its job is to "short-out" back emf generated by the collapsing
> magnetic field when the points are opened.


This should be ""parallel"; perhaps your fingers got ahead of your memory.

Otherwise an excellent note.

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