Re: What is the capacity of this relay?

[mm <NOPSAMmm2005@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:36:27 GMT, "FIRETEK"
<firetech(change-the-ch-to-k)@telus.net> wrote:

>"Contact rating" refers to the capacity of the relay *contacts*.  If it says
>"2 Amps at 125VAC", then you can pretty well bank on that the contacts will
>handle "2 Amps at 125VAC".

Thanks.

>"mm" <NOPSAMmm2005@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:icolq29kkeg9vuibt3nsj4rbslj5g3shf8@xxxxxxxxxx
>> I had the wrong relay model number, that was used in the relay module.
>>
>> It's a Hasco HS212 6, and it's at this url.
>>
>> http://www.hascorelays.com/electro_power_consumption.asp
>>
>> Here is the part that relates to my question:
>>
>> I'm not sure whether or not it says something different from what is
>> written on the relay itself.
>>
>> Now it says rated contract load 1A 125VAC
>>
>> Or did the text on the relay refer to each pair of contacts and 1A
>> refers to both of them.
>>
>>                         Max. switching voltage 220V DC    250V AC.
>>                         Max. switching current 2A
>> Contacting              Max. switching power    60W (DC)    125VA (AC)
>> (Resistive load)        Max. carry current      2A
>>                         Rated contact load      2A 30VDC   1A 125VAC
>>
>> I bought the Altronix item about 2 years ago. Could Hasco have decided
>> the relay was better than they thought it was.  Or could they have
>> made them better than they used to, but not changed the printing on
>> the relay.
>>
>> And is it ok for Altronix to rate its product according to the Max
>> switching current or max carry current instead of the rated contact
>> load?
>>
>> On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:43:10 -0500, mm <NOPSAMmm2005@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >I have an Altronix relay module model RBST, which the instructions
>> >rate at 6, 12, or 24VDC input, 25ma, and give the contact rating as
>> >2AMP, DPDT, 120VAC
>> >
>> >In general wrt relays, does that mean that each pair of contacts is
>> >2amps, or that the total is 2amps?
>> >
>> >I see on the relay that is the heart of the module, 1A24VDC
>> >                                                   0.5A120VAC
>> >and it is a double pole relay. It's a HASCO 9224.
>> >Doesn't Hasco know best?
>> >
>> >Does the 0.5A refer to the total of the two poles, or is the total
>> >1.0A?
>> >
>> >And regardless of the answer to the first 2 questions, the specs seem
>> >overblown.  Is not the rating of the 2-pole relay, according to HASCO,
>> >at most 1 amp at 120vac?  So why does it say 2AMP in the specs on the
>> >instruction sheet, and on the paper label stuck to the outside of the
>> >box**?
>> >
>> >If it's wrong, is it just a fluke mistake, or do some companies tend
>> >to overrate their devices?
>> >
>> >Thanks
>> >
>> >**The box was printed with 3 check boxes for different models, but
>> >this is a fourth model that isn't one of the three, so there is a
>> >paper label says RBST, but that label also gives 3 more lines of
>> >specs.
>>
>>
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>


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