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Originally Posted by wilsonlaidlaw View Post
If I replace the relay with a solid state one, there should not be any requirement for a diode as there is no arc burn on a solid state relay, so no spike to affect the ECU/DEM. My 911 has a rev limiter but it feels like ignition to me but I suppose might be fuel. It cuts in just above my 7200 RPM red line.

Wilson
The diode is not protection from "arc burn" but rather protection from
back EMF from the collapse of the de-energizing relay coil. It's meant to protect the solid state over rev protection ckt. Therefore, you are correct in that a diode would probably not be necessary as there is no relay coil with a SS relay.
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