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Unread 19-02-2008, 13:56
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Re: Spike relay question

There was a lot of confusion. The word from IFI is there is no difference between the red and blue 884. The blue 884 even had a case change a few years ago, but the internals did not change. The difference in the Spikes, as I remember, the Red Spike could pull both outputs to negative power but not both to positive. This required a few diodes to control dual solenoid valves. The Blue Spikes that are now provided can select both outputs to positive or negative power supply.
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