"8 FLA" On Furnace Blower Relay: What Does "FLA" Mean ?
 

Hello:

Saw the following designation on a furnace blower replacement relay,
preumably
for the current capability of the contacts: "8 FLA"

Never ran into this before.

Assuming the A part means amps, which would be about right for the relay and
the number 8 appearing, what could the FL part be ?

Thanks,
B.

050429 1853 - Robert11 posted:

Hello:

Saw the following designation on a furnace blower replacement relay,
preumably
for the current capability of the contacts: "8 FLA"

Never ran into this before.

Assuming the A part means amps, which would be about right for the relay and
the number 8 appearing, what could the FL part be ?

Thanks,
B.



That would be Full Load Amps...

most motor tags show this spec, so you know how big the relays, fuses, etc
need to be.
FLA is considerably higher than running amperage for motors.

bill

"Robert11" wrote in message
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Hello:

Saw the following designation on a furnace blower replacement relay,
preumably
for the current capability of the contacts: "8 FLA"

Never ran into this before.

Assuming the A part means amps, which would be about right for the relay
and the number 8 appearing, what could the FL part be ?

Thanks,
B.

"Robert11" wrote in message
...
Hello:

Saw the following designation on a furnace blower replacement relay, preumably
for the current capability of the contacts: "8 FLA"

Never ran into this before.

Assuming the A part means amps, which would be about right for the relay and
the number 8 appearing, what could the FL part be ?

Thanks,
B.

This is Turtle.

8 F.L.A. stands for the relay can handle 8 amps in Maxium operation mode. Also
it means 8 Full Load Amps . The relay will handle 8 amps till the cows come
home.

TURTLE