Excellent Value 120vac DPDT 30-Amp Relay
http://www.mpja.com/05-31-16.asp?r=386312&s=2 Stock No: 32886 RL $10.95 Availibilty: In Stock Units: 197 This is the relay I used for Quicksilver. Two relay COILS can be connecte...
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I would like to lay eyesight on what's inside a "Progressive Dynamics" transfer switch. The relay.
Yes this relay is "Old School (like me)"
But it makes a rolling-on-the-floor joke out of those .250" Faston connector relays as is depicted above. Like comparing a Wiha screwdriver to a Glorious Revolution Hero Factory No 32, screwdriver.
My primary objective is to Make It - Install It - Forget It
Utter reliability.
And NO and NC contacts need to be mused over. Shore power demands NC and guess what? NC contacts are "The Weakest Link". Or are you trying to convince reality that a generator normally supplies more amperage to your rig than a power pedestal?
Relay voltage threshold chatter is only a problem if amperage is broken and remade in the power contacts. Are you trying to tell me you spin down a generator with power load circuits loaded down?
The relay CONTACT area mm sq of the large relay dwarfs that of a plug-in relay. Or does anyone want to argue the point that the duty-cycle ability of a tiny relay equals that of a large relay? Quicksilver was built in the years following the outfitting of the Kelley II. I DID break-down and clean the power contacts with De-Oxit D100 the last visit (whether they needed it or not).
Meanwhile I am going to order some relays. And Yes, I do use SCR and solid state DC relays. Try and find one that lasts 30-years :)
Yes this relay is "Old School (like me)"
But it makes a rolling-on-the-floor joke out of those .250" Faston connector relays as is depicted above. Like comparing a Wiha screwdriver to a Glorious Revolution Hero Factory No 32, screwdriver.
My primary objective is to Make It - Install It - Forget It
Utter reliability.
And NO and NC contacts need to be mused over. Shore power demands NC and guess what? NC contacts are "The Weakest Link". Or are you trying to convince reality that a generator normally supplies more amperage to your rig than a power pedestal?
Relay voltage threshold chatter is only a problem if amperage is broken and remade in the power contacts. Are you trying to tell me you spin down a generator with power load circuits loaded down?
The relay CONTACT area mm sq of the large relay dwarfs that of a plug-in relay. Or does anyone want to argue the point that the duty-cycle ability of a tiny relay equals that of a large relay? Quicksilver was built in the years following the outfitting of the Kelley II. I DID break-down and clean the power contacts with De-Oxit D100 the last visit (whether they needed it or not).
Meanwhile I am going to order some relays. And Yes, I do use SCR and solid state DC relays. Try and find one that lasts 30-years :)
