Relay suggestions

[CRB3]

Looking for a reliable relay: 5V to 12V drive - to control 120VAC ON/OFF. Any suggestions?

 

[dpc]

How many amps?

 

[CRB3]

1A

 

[nbucska]

Is the load resistive, incandescent, capacitive or inductive ?


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[dpc]

At only 1A 120V ac, there are a lot of options. Even the lowly Potter-Brumfield type plug-in relays would probably be adequate.

If you're doing this hundreds of times per hour, you might want a heavier duty machine-tool type relay.

Is this one-off or are you looking at buying thousands of these?

 

[CRB3]

It's only 2 per unit. It's for an automated machine, basically a few hundred cycles/day. It will be used to energize a coil with 110V AC to control an air cyliner. I'm looking at using one of IR's photovoltaics: PVA33 series -

http://www.irf.com/product-info/datasheets/data/pva33n.pdf

- The goal is to keep it the control for the cylinder as small but reliable as possible. These are much cheaper than the standard solid state relays.

 

[nbucska]

It is only max. 0.15 A !!!!!!

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[TINkKEr]

Go with a solid state relay, this should give you good isolation with excellent reliability.

I am an automation troubleshooter and the first 2 things i look for in most any problem is (grounds for circuits, and things in the circuit that move.(ie. switches, relays with moving parts, fans etc.)

hope this helps.
John

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