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Jon Elson
 
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Default Solid-State Relay instead of a contactor?

tony stramella wrote:
Don't understand why you want a SSR.The only advantage of SSR is they
are quiet.Try a mercury relay


Yes, indeed! The contactor that was in my compressor was actually
louder than the compressor, and every time the motor started, I'd jump
a foot! Now, there's no huge clang when it starts.

Jon