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MrWizard
Apr 30, 2023Moderator
Battery disconnect relays are almost always a "Latching Relay" only monetarily powered to close it or open it,
The emergency start relay which connects house batteries to start battery, for emg self jump start, is always open unless you hold the emg start button closed, it stays engaged as long as you hold/push the button, any schematic will show electrical control wires going to each type of relay,
But the schematic doesn't describe how that relay operates, for that info you have look up the part number and description of how it works, unless you already have that knowledge and experience ,
By definition a relay is a power control switching device and all operate from electrical power, but some relays only need momentary power to open or close and stay in that condition until the next command pulse which will reverse the condition, others have built in time delay and open or close only after the timer has run its course snd completed its cycle, those are used in machinery control and not RV battery disconnect
The emergency start relay which connects house batteries to start battery, for emg self jump start, is always open unless you hold the emg start button closed, it stays engaged as long as you hold/push the button, any schematic will show electrical control wires going to each type of relay,
But the schematic doesn't describe how that relay operates, for that info you have look up the part number and description of how it works, unless you already have that knowledge and experience ,
By definition a relay is a power control switching device and all operate from electrical power, but some relays only need momentary power to open or close and stay in that condition until the next command pulse which will reverse the condition, others have built in time delay and open or close only after the timer has run its course snd completed its cycle, those are used in machinery control and not RV battery disconnect
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