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voltage spikes

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   1 Inductive spiking, and how to fix it!

   Afrotechmods 22 people · 24 months · since Dec 2011

   Regularly offered as a clear demonstration of why switching off an inductive load causes a voltage spike and how a flyback diode protects the switch.

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   2 How to Make a Taser (Stun Gun)

   ElectroBOOM 7 people · 7 months · since Dec 2014

   ElectroBOOM's home-built taser is linked as a lively example of a sudden current cut through an inductor producing a large spark, more illustration than instruction.

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   3 What are Flyback diodes for?

   Clickety Clack 3 people · 3 months · since Dec 2018

   Recommended as a clear explanation of why inductive loads such as motors need a flyback path when switched off, and what happens without one.