Sorry, I should have said solenoid, like the type any gas appliance uses to stop gas flow.

Tim

Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM> wrote:
Actually, tripping a relay with a propane detector would be a *really* bad
idea. Like any mechanical switch, a relay produces a small spark when it
opens or closes. With a van-full of propane, this is what we call a
"detonator".

If you want to trigger something off a propane detector, use a solid-state
switching circuit, not a relay!!!

At 08:35 PM 5/23/2005 -0700, TJ Hannink wrote:
>If you could get your new CO or propane detector to trip a relay, it would
>be a great addition to the GL Campers propane system.

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