[TR] Update: A type overdrive solenoid problem? On to Galveston for VTR.

[Randall]

---- Dave1massey at cs.com wrote: 
> I'll be darned.  I guess the contacts burned up.

FWIW I had that problem several times, until I added a diode snubber.  My theory is that the original relay had oversize and/or precious metal contacts, to deal with the arcing caused by kickback from the solenoid; but the replacements I tried did not.  At any rate, I had two reproduction relays and a Bosch general purpose relay all quit working reliably within less than a year of daily driving.  After adding the diode, even the "cheap chinese" general purpose relay is still working fine many years later.

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--- Randall