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Ray
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Latching valves generally have a coil resistance of only a few ohms (like 3 to 5 ohm). So upon activating or deactivating, it really draws a high impulse current (several amps). The good thing is that it only needs such high impulse current for 25 to 100 milliseconds. That’s why using a large capacitor to provide this impulse current is the best solution, that can avoid depleting the battery or power adapter, or trigger a power reset.