Re: [EE] Inrush limiter

I am on a similar quest, but thinking incandescent light bulbs

On Fri, Jan 24, 2025, 6:06 PM Harold Hallikainen <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I'm looking at making an inrush current limiter based on a series
> resistors and a relay across the resistor that shorts the relay when the
> inrush current has passed. The relay coil is across the load. During
> inrush, the resistor drops the load voltage below the relay pull in
> voltage. After the inrush, the resistor drops less voltage allowing the
> relay to pull in.
>
> So, I'm trying to determine the resistor characteristics. Resistance,
> power rating, and surge power rating.
>
> Does anyone know of any application notes about this?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Harold
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