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Flyback Diodes They’re next to DC Relays. What are they, and why are they there? Copyright 2012 Douglas Krantz, Marketing Writer – Someone Thinks Flyback Diodes Are Important Manufacturers all over the world spend good money installing these diodes, they must think they’re important. Copyright 2012 Douglas Krantz, Marketing Writer – Snubber A flyback diode is actually a type of Protects snubber circuit. and A snubber circuit protects the rest of the Reduces circuitry from a magnetic coil. RF A snubber circuit will also reduce the RF interference coming from the coil. Copyright 2012 Douglas Krantz, Marketing Writer – Magnetism To understand why the diode protects, lets look at the inner workings of the relay, which we can think of as electromagnet. Copyright 2012 Douglas Krantz, Marketing Writer – Relay Turning On - When the relay is first turned on, voltage (electromotive force or EMF) is applied to the ends of the coil. + Copyright 2012 Douglas Krantz, Marketing Writer – EMF Pushes and Pulls Electrons - Like a train being pushed and pulled by locomotives, electrons are being pushed and pulled by the electromotive force, and move along the wire. + Copyright 2012 Douglas Krantz, Marketing Writer – Building Magnetic Field As they travel,