[AMPS] Relays hanging up

measures 2@vc.net
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 20:21:15 -0700


>
>Hi guys,
>
>I didn't know relays would wipe from normal current flow through them.
>I thought wiping was strictly a mechanical operation arising from the
>closing and opening of the contacts. How does it do this from normal current 
flow?
>
The return spring is offset so that as the contacts close, a wiping 
action takes place. 
  
later, Steve 

-  Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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