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Mustwin351

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I'm looking for a relay with the following requirements:

120v contacts
Coil voltage <=12v AC or DC
Coil Amperage .5 amp max (less is preferable)
on a board with terminals or wire leads

I am currently switching an incandescent lamp with a solid state relay with the relay being controlled by a reed switch.

The reason for a new relay is that I would like to switch out the incandescent lamp for a new led fixture but know that my current relay's leakage current will not likely behave with anything but a resistive load.

Any thoughts or ideas?
 
gar said:
171225-2521 EST

A KUP will probably work see:
https://www.alliedelec.com/m/d/5e1eccc12d7ca413c4e78c17750ee765.pdf

Sockets with screw terminals are available.

Use silver-cd-oxide contacts. Use three pole and parallel all three poles. Use the 12 V DC version with a reverse biased snubbing diode across the coil.

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That looks great. Any idea if it’s cheaper from ebay, amazon, or supply house?
Any particular diode for snubbing or a standard 1N4007?
 
171225-2522 EST

I don't know about cost vs sources. You want a relay that has its contact rating as 10 A. The pure silver contacts are rated at 5 A, and you do not want gold contacts at 120 V AC.

At 12 V you don't need more than a 1N4001, but any higher inverse rating is fine.

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