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The life expectancy of a reed relay can be greatly affected by the nature of the load. To prolong the life of reed relays, consider the following list when using switches with reed relays:
In general, reed relays are vulnerable to contact welding from high currents. Parasitic capacitance within a system can unavoidably create high inrush currents that can damage the reed relay. To minimize inrush current, decrease or isolate external capacitance by:
V/Rp< switching current rating of the relay
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