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Old 11-06-2010, 10:32 PM   #6 (permalink)
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...beats walking...
 
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...snubber = suitably sized series RC combination (typically 0.1µF/47-51 ohm), also called a "quench" circuit. Capacitor "size" varies with "rate-of-change" of the current.

...typically used on multi-phase, power grid, SCR-commutating and switching circuits.
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