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dcb · 06-13-2008, 02:10 PM

Why do we care if the zener stabilizes? Is it causing greater than 5v spikes on the atmega (can you scope on the chip?) Would a smaller resistor better protect the chip? And why do you think the zener is reverse biased during the inductive spike?

06-13-2008, 02:10 PM	#262 (permalink)
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