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Automotive
Starter Interrupt Environment

Starter interrupt devices live in a world where tempertures routinely excede 200 degrees F. and drop below freezing.  Designing something that will sruvive and function in this sitution requires special methods.

Under the hood of a car is also an electrically challenging place...

  • Reverse polarity -
  • Electrical noise -
  • Load dump -
  • Loss of ground -
  • Loss of power -
  • Voltage ranges from 5 to 18
  • Ground voltage varies from one point to another -

 

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