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I'm not sure this is pertinent but after this
discussion of relays I checked mine out and noticed they are all cracked across
the metal ban that holds them together. One thing I noticed is they are
marked 10amp 115v AC go figure. Does anyone know of some OEM replacements?
Is it alltrax time? Or will the ones from surplus Center
work?
This has probably been said before, but you need to be a bit
careful
when putting a resistor in series with a relay coil. In the case of smaller relays it's safe to do this, but for larger relays, and certainly contactors, that have a much higher pull-in current than holding current, it might not be possible to pick a resistor value that will both allow enough current to pull the relay in and sufficiently drop the holding voltage. >>> "Markus Lorch" <mlorch vt edu> 4/19/2005 8:13:36 PM >>> > In related news my tractor's cut-out at full power was related to a > mis-aligned relay. One of these days I will replace all the > relays with > nice 24 volt+resistor ones. Those in there tend to be very particular. Chris, try these: http://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?UID=2005041919113835&catname=&qty=1&it em=11-2382 They are enclosed, 36V, and seem more reliable than the original ones. Mike Wallace found them originally and told me and at one point posted them also to the elec-trak forum I got me a set but haven't installed them yet. The price is right at $4.99 Markus |