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Unread 06-07-2011, 07:42
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Re: Use of Arduino to control a Spike Relay

Doc,
The series resistor on the DSC is something that the designers chose to protect the output of the chipset they used on the DSC. You should be fine. The current spec is not how much is supplied, it is an indication of the safe range of the output chip used for digital I/O on the Arduino Mega. According to the manufacturer, the Mega can handle 40 ma per pin.
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