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contactor or relay recommendation
I am looking for a contactor or relay that has the following characteristics:
1) silent or nearly silent in operation. 2) Be able to handle 20 amps of current. 3) be available in a variety of coil voltages including 120VAC. 4) Cost no more than $30.00 each 5) Rated for continuous duty use. 6) Operable in any position. Does anyone have any suggestions? r -- Nothing beats the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with DLT tapes. |
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contactor or relay recommendation
Rich.Andrews wrote:
I am looking for a contactor or relay that has the following characteristics: 1) silent or nearly silent in operation. 2) Be able to handle 20 amps of current. 3) be available in a variety of coil voltages including 120VAC. 4) Cost no more than $30.00 each 5) Rated for continuous duty use. 6) Operable in any position. Does anyone have any suggestions? r What's the "variety of coil voltages" requirement about? Are you having trouble picking a voltage? Without (3), I'd suggest you visit your local HVAC supply store. Or browse the Digikey catalog (although it might be hard to figure out which ones are quiet from what's there). I'm surprised you don't say what contact configuration you want -- that seems pretty important. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
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contactor or relay recommendation
On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 02:07:07 -0000, "Rich.Andrews"
wrote: I am looking for a contactor or relay that has the following characteristics: 1) silent or nearly silent in operation. 2) Be able to handle 20 amps of current. 3) be available in a variety of coil voltages including 120VAC. 4) Cost no more than $30.00 each 5) Rated for continuous duty use. 6) Operable in any position. Does anyone have any suggestions? r Lets see, you want a contactor that does everything and cost nothing, yet you fail to supply any details of the load you are switching? |
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The Real Andy .pearson@wayit_dot_com_dot_au_remove_the_obvious_ to_reply
wrote in : On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 02:07:07 -0000, "Rich.Andrews" wrote: I am looking for a contactor or relay that has the following characteristics: 1) silent or nearly silent in operation. 2) Be able to handle 20 amps of current. 3) be available in a variety of coil voltages including 120VAC. 4) Cost no more than $30.00 each 5) Rated for continuous duty use. 6) Operable in any position. Does anyone have any suggestions? r Lets see, you want a contactor that does everything and cost nothing, yet you fail to supply any details of the load you are switching? The load is a 120 VAC transformer. Having a variety of coil voltages allows for flexibility in the early design stages. I figured a relay would be cheaper and that $30.00 was a good figure. Maybe I should allow two to three times my original dollar figure for the relay? Rarely would it be switched while under full load. r -- Nothing beats the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with DLT tapes. |
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contactor or relay recommendation
"Rich.Andrews" writes:
The Real Andy .pearson@wayit_dot_com_dot_au_remove_the_obvious_ to_reply wrote in : On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 02:07:07 -0000, "Rich.Andrews" wrote: I am looking for a contactor or relay that has the following characteristics: 1) silent or nearly silent in operation. 2) Be able to handle 20 amps of current. 3) be available in a variety of coil voltages including 120VAC. 4) Cost no more than $30.00 each 5) Rated for continuous duty use. 6) Operable in any position. Does anyone have any suggestions? r Lets see, you want a contactor that does everything and cost nothing, yet you fail to supply any details of the load you are switching? The load is a 120 VAC transformer. Having a variety of coil voltages allows for flexibility in the early design stages. I figured a relay would be cheaper and that $30.00 was a good figure. Maybe I should allow two to three times my original dollar figure for the relay? Rarely would it be switched while under full load. Check out solid state relays. --- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ Mirror: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/ Repair | Main Table of Contents: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/REPAIR/ +Lasers | Sam's Laser FAQ: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/sam/lasersam.htm | Mirror Sites: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/REPAIR/F_mirror.html Note: These links are hopefully temporary until we can sort out the excessive traffic on Repairfaq.org. Important: Anything sent to the email address in the message header is ignored. To contact me, please use the feedback form on the S.E.R FAQ Web sites. |
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Sam Goldwasser wrote in
: "Rich.Andrews" writes: The Real Andy .pearson@wayit_dot_com_dot_au_remove_the_obvious_ to_reply wrote in : On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 02:07:07 -0000, "Rich.Andrews" wrote: I am looking for a contactor or relay that has the following characteristics: 1) silent or nearly silent in operation. 2) Be able to handle 20 amps of current. 3) be available in a variety of coil voltages including 120VAC. 4) Cost no more than $30.00 each 5) Rated for continuous duty use. 6) Operable in any position. Does anyone have any suggestions? r Lets see, you want a contactor that does everything and cost nothing, yet you fail to supply any details of the load you are switching? The load is a 120 VAC transformer. Having a variety of coil voltages allows for flexibility in the early design stages. I figured a relay would be cheaper and that $30.00 was a good figure. Maybe I should allow two to three times my original dollar figure for the relay? Rarely would it be switched while under full load. Check out solid state relays. --- sam Sam, Solid state relays seem like a good idea but isn't there issues with them? At one point in time I worked at a hospital that used SS relays to control the TV sets in the patient rooms. When they got a new batch of TV sets in, many of the sets failed in less than a month. The SS relays were blamed and the relays were changed out. We never could figure out what the issue was with the old ones as they worked fine with the old sets. The old sets were zenith Chromacolor II and the new ones were Chromacolor III. The old sets had a transformer and the new ones did not. r -- Nothing beats the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with DLT tapes. |
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"Rich.Andrews" writes:
Solid state relays seem like a good idea but isn't there issues with them? At one point in time I worked at a hospital that used SS relays to control the TV sets in the patient rooms. When they got a new batch of TV sets in, many of the sets failed in less than a month. The SS relays were blamed and the relays were changed out. We never could figure out what the issue was with the old ones as they worked fine with the old sets. The old sets were zenith Chromacolor II and the new ones were Chromacolor III. The old sets had a transformer and the new ones did not. The specs should tell you what they can drive. SS relays have come a long way. I don't think controlling a small transformer would be a problem. --- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ Mirror: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/ Repair | Main Table of Contents: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/REPAIR/ +Lasers | Sam's Laser FAQ: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/sam/lasersam.htm | Mirror Sites: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/REPAIR/F_mirror.html Note: These links are hopefully temporary until we can sort out the excessive traffic on Repairfaq.org. Important: Anything sent to the email address in the message header is ignored. To contact me, please use the feedback form on the S.E.R FAQ Web sites. |
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Sam Goldwasser wrote in
: "Rich.Andrews" writes: Solid state relays seem like a good idea but isn't there issues with them? At one point in time I worked at a hospital that used SS relays to control the TV sets in the patient rooms. When they got a new batch of TV sets in, many of the sets failed in less than a month. The SS relays were blamed and the relays were changed out. We never could figure out what the issue was with the old ones as they worked fine with the old sets. The old sets were zenith Chromacolor II and the new ones were Chromacolor III. The old sets had a transformer and the new ones did not. The specs should tell you what they can drive. SS relays have come a long way. I don't think controlling a small transformer would be a problem. I suppose that depends on one's ones definition of small. I would like to control the power going to two McIntosh MC2500 amps. Each amp weighs about 138lbs. r -- Nothing beats the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with DLT tapes. |
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"Rich.Andrews" writes:
I suppose that depends on one's ones definition of small. I would like to control the power going to two McIntosh MC2500 amps. Each amp weighs about 138lbs. OK, I hadn't noticed that. Still, what you need to determine is their input characteristics and then see if there is a suitable SS relay. However, it is hard to beat the price of one or even two 25 A (normal) relays. Is 25 A enough for one or both? They would just make a distinct click, nothing totally objectionable and you can always put them in a sound insulated box that were too loud. --- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ Mirror: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/ Repair | Main Table of Contents: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/REPAIR/ +Lasers | Sam's Laser FAQ: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/sam/lasersam.htm | Mirror Sites: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/REPAIR/F_mirror.html Note: These links are hopefully temporary until we can sort out the excessive traffic on Repairfaq.org. Important: Anything sent to the email address in the message header is ignored. To contact me, please use the feedback form on the S.E.R FAQ Web sites. |
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Sam Goldwasser wrote in
: "Rich.Andrews" writes: I suppose that depends on one's ones definition of small. I would like to control the power going to two McIntosh MC2500 amps. Each amp weighs about 138lbs. OK, I hadn't noticed that. Still, what you need to determine is their input characteristics and then see if there is a suitable SS relay. However, it is hard to beat the price of one or even two 25 A (normal) relays. Is 25 A enough for one or both? They would just make a distinct click, nothing totally objectionable and you can always put them in a sound insulated box that were too loud. Sam, A pair of normal 25A relays would probably suffice for my needs. A box with some sound deadening properties would be sufficient. I think I can come up with a reasonable time delay circuit so that both amps are not turned on at once. Do you have a source and part number for the type you are thinking of? I was looking at the following and didn't know which way to go: http://www.newark.com/product-detail...D121/4000.html http://www.newark.com/product-detail...121/12441.html http://www.newark.com/product-detail...D121/3310.html Is it safe to assume that these mechanical relays can be energized for hours at a time without issue? I was looking at the possibility of using SS relays and there are many design criteria that have to be evaluated. I think the cost savings of an electromechanical relay offsets the noise factor. r -- Nothing beats the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with DLT tapes. |
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Sam,
Solid state relays seem like a good idea but isn't there issues with them? A zero crossing solid state relay is a good choice for most applications. We use solid state relays from power-io.com or equivalent for switching resistive heaters, cooing solenoids, and small motors. For transformer coupled loads (such as on electrical lab furnaces with special moly heaters), you really need a phase angle firing contactor. These are more expensive and are electrically noisy since they turn on mid sinewave. I do not understand why a properly sized solid state relay should affect the operation of a standard television. The issues with solid state relays (or any modern electronics) is that you have to avoid over-temperature, over-voltage, and over-amperage. |
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