Had, I miss mercury wetted contactors. Carbon contactors also don’t stick, but
have higher resistance
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73 de KG2V
Charlie
> On Jan 1, 2019, at 4:21 PM, Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net> wrote:
>
> I did not propose a relay. I was thinking of up-sizing the wire sufficiently
> to obviate a relay. I concur with your low opinion of the A/C contactors. I
> have replaced some of those too. Brute force switching and HD wire run.
> Reliable and not prone to failure.
>
> Patrick NJ5G
>
>> On 1/1/2019 1:03 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
>>> On 1/1/2019 10:45 AM, Patrick Greenlee wrote:
>>> As you mention, upsize the wire and operate in the dry. This assumes that
>>> you aren't at the ragged edge of too much wire loss now. Probably not but
>>> you could grab a meter and make sure.
>>>
>>> Patrick NJ5G
>>>
>>
>> The trouble with what you describe is that if the relay
>> sticks on, you are too far away from the tower to
>> kill the power and stop the motor. The type of relay
>> used is the same as is used in air conditioners, and
>> AC relays are famous for sticking on. On my HDX-5106,
>> the relay has stuck on twice.
>>
>> 73
>> Rick N6RK
>>
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