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   Cursitor Doom to Ralph Mowery   
   Re: A question about relays   
   07 May 18 15:30:53   
   
   From: curd@notformail.com   
      
   On Mon, 07 May 2018 10:17:54 -0400, Ralph Mowery wrote:   
      
   > In article , To-Email-Use-   
   > The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com says...   
   >>   
   >> I know that queasy feeling.  I just bought some 110VAC (coil and   
   >> contacts) relays.  Contacts rated at 10A!  Flying lead from contact to   
   >> spade connection looks like #20 :-(   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   > The wires do look small.  However they are short so the voltage drop   
   > will not be very much. Wires in free air can carry  a lot of current,but   
   > if very long will have lots of voltage drop.   
      
   But mainly it's the very, very short 'duty cycle' - a one-time 10s press   
   or so.   
      
      
      
      
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