RE: Electrical relays

["Benfield, John" <john.benfield@xxxxxxx>]

>If it does turn over then the power to the trigger coil is probably not
>enough/wrong voltage. Will the inverter allow enough current to flow
and
>at the correct voltage to energise the relay? Some car relay coils can
>take quite a kick to energise them.

This is where I think the problem is. The inverter is only putting out a
small voltage and isn't triggering the relay. However, not knowing about
these things, I wouldn't know what part to buy. The choice in RS was large
and unhelpful to me.

I still can't understand why making the contact at the genny end works, but
putting in a relatively short cable means that it doesn't work. I guess
that
they means the voltage is very low indeed or the tolerances are very tight.

JB


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