ESP32 On battery not working ?!

[rcarreira88]

Hello, I have a WEMOS LOLIN32 v1.0.0 connected to a 4.2v Battery

-It controls 3 relays 3V, the Loads are connected directly to the 4.2v Battery.
-The GPIOs are connected directly to the coils of the relays.
-The 3V has an Electrolytic Capacitor
-I Have no pull up or down resistors

After this:

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digitalWrite(Valve, HIGH);
delay(100);
digitalWrite(Valve, LOW);

The ESP fails, and I need to manualy reboot.
-If I disconnect the Load, the esp32 works ok.
-if I connect the esp32 to a different Power Source works ok.


What am I doing wrong?

Best Regards
Ricardo

[ESP_Sprite]

-The GPIOs are connected directly to the coils of the relays.

This is what you're doing wrong. As soon as you switch off the relay, the magnetic field around its coil collapses and forces a load of current through the ESP32, upsetting it greatly. Suggest you at the very least add a flyback diode to the relais coil. Even better would be to both add the flyback diode as well as to switch it using a transistor or mosfet instead of directly using a GPIO.

[rcarreira88]

Thank you for your time, will do that.
Best Regards