To me, it's redundant. With the flywheel diode, the collector can have a maximum of 24.7 V:
- 24 when off
- drops from 24 to about 0 upon activation
- about 0 when on
- 24.7 at deactivation
To me, it's redundant. With the flywheel diode, the collector can have a maximum of 24.7 V: