Remote water pump switch - latching relay?
I want to install remote water pump switches that operate a latching relay to turn the pump on/off with a single press of a momentary contact switch. I'm tired of being out in the boonies and getting...
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MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Use genuine TYCO relays, not junk alternatives and this puppy will last you 30-years. And you don't need to return to Mickey Mouser if it doesn't. Any Bosch type relay will do in a pinch. Means any part store has them. But I've not seen a TYCO blow up.
Since those are not mechanically latching relays, they certainly won't meet the OPs requirements for no stand-by current draw. Once turned ON, it has to be pulsed again, to turn it off to drop the two relays out. Certainly more current draw than 2 milliamps.
