Thread: EV contactor use
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Old 03-28-2008, 10:37 AM   #14 (permalink)
Twilly
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The resistor is to "pre-charge" the controller, and the diode is to eliminate the back EMF when the contactor turns off... EMF can destroy your controller electronics
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