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Old 23rd Feb 2014, 12:49 pm   #1102
julie_m
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Default Re: The "Sussex" Homebrew Valve Tester.

You could always put a switch in series with the diode, if it only causes problems with certain valves.

According to a certain well-known law, the additional inductance of the switch leads will counteract the phenomenon responsible for the misbehaviour, even when the switch is "on" .....
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