I have yet to try this, but am curious...
Say you have a 12v 10A inductive load. If you were to use a 60V zener as the protection diode, would that reduce the back EMF current to ~2A? I've seen this used once, and didn't quite understand it at first. But I think this is the reason it was done.
Say you have a 12v 10A inductive load. If you were to use a 60V zener as the protection diode, would that reduce the back EMF current to ~2A? I've seen this used once, and didn't quite understand it at first. But I think this is the reason it was done.