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snooptodd

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Posted: August 23, 2004 at 11:05 PM / IP Logged

Can 2 30A relays be wired in parallel to get greater output?

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Posted: August 23, 2004 at 11:10 PM / IP Logged

How much power do you need? It may be worth buying a heavy duty solenoid.

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Posted: August 24, 2004 at 6:06 PM / IP Logged

A solenoid or higher rated relay may be a better choice, but you can double (2) 30 amp relays to get a 60 amp capacity. How about a multi-pole relay with all poles parallelled? Remember a 3 pole 30 amp relay is 30 amps per pole.....2 poles paralleled = 60 amps.

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Posted: August 24, 2004 at 8:23 PM / IP Logged

you would be better off with a higher current switching device (as stated) switching time differences will lead to one of the relays carrying all the current, may never cause problems though...

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