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Old 08-19-2019, 08:30 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by Mischief Managed View Post
I am 90% certain that diode is there to prevent arcing on the push button switch contacts as the button is released.
If arcing is the problem, why a diode? Wouldn't a capacitor do a better job? Or perhaps even a resistor?
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