add delay to relay

#12

Joined Nov 30, 2010
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I guess I don't see the attraction of using a 50¢ capacitor and reducing the power to the relay just to avoid using a 10¢ transistor. One less part? Whoopee.
I agree. The capacitor will cost a lot more than a transistor, but the OP likes the simplicity of the circuit.
 
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