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arsine

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Posted: September 13, 2004 at 3:21 PM / IP Logged

Hi,

I was looking at some relays and one of the specs is "Coil Rating": 12V and 160mA. Does that 160mA mean the "turn on" current draw or is it a maximum that the relay can handle? Thanks,

Teken

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Posted: September 13, 2004 at 4:01 PM / IP Logged

That is the current the relay will consume while activated.

The rating you are looking for is the open / close contact rating, whether it be 20, 30, 40 amperes.

Regards

EVIL Teken . . .

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