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Re:Debugging a Live Saturn V by kevin_thibedeau on Sunday December 22, 2019 @01:45PM (#21858840)
Latching relays don't need to rely on field strength to hold contacts in place. Then it's just a mechanical design problem.
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Re:Debugging a Live Saturn V by gumby on Monday December 23, 2019 @06:56AM (#21863080)
In launch phase they presumably had plenty of power; I was thinking of mechanical chatter (rising) in the contacts.
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