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Date:         Tue, 24 May 2005 12:03:40 -0700
Reply-To:     TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fire extinguisher , Now CO and Propane Alarms
Comments: To: Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
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Sorry, I should have said solenoid, like the type any gas appliance uses to stop gas flow.

Tim

Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM> wrote: Actually, tripping a relay with a propane detector would be a *really* bad idea. Like any mechanical switch, a relay produces a small spark when it opens or closes. With a van-full of propane, this is what we call a "detonator".

If you want to trigger something off a propane detector, use a solid-state switching circuit, not a relay!!!

At 08:35 PM 5/23/2005 -0700, TJ Hannink wrote: >If you could get your new CO or propane detector to trip a relay, it would >be a great addition to the GL Campers propane system.

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