Think of it as an RC snubber without the C. The capacitance will be
whatever the coil and wiring supply.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs


Don't you think that's starting to get a bit complicated Phil ? I would have
thought that the amount of C in the coil and associated wiring was
comparatively small - even given a car wiring loom. I reckon that its just a
simple damping load across the L to encourage it not to 'ring' so fiercely
as the field collapses ??

Arfa